Trinity Lutheran put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on the Southwestern Rebels with a sharp 11-5 win. Trinity Lutheran might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won three games by six runs or more this season.
Grace Lance made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Lance has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Lance was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Olivia Cain and Zoey Dulaney did most of the damage at the plate: Cain scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Dulaney scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Laura Roeder, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
On Southwestern's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chloey Leach, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Trinity Lutheran pushed their record up to 5-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.4 runs per game. As for Southwestern, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Trinity Lutheran didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 9-1 defeat vs. Triton Central on the 6th. Southwestern has also already played their next match, an 18-0 win against Crothersville on the 6th.
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