There's no place like home for Lawrence Central, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They won by a run and slipped past the North Central Panthers 4-3. This was payback for Lawrence Central, who suffered an 11-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
For North Central's part, Kaelee Jacobs was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Jacobs was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two doubles, a stolen base, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Samantha Saalfrank made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Lawrence Central's victory bumped their record up to 4-11. As for North Central, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-10.
Lawrence Central will square off against Living Water Homeschool at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The last four games Lawrence Central has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for North Central, they will take on New Prairie at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. New Prairie is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
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