Bedford North Lawrence is on a six-game streak of home wins, while West Washington is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Bedford North Lawrence Stars will take on the West Washington Senators at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bedford North Lawrence will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Friday, then bounced right back against Loogootee on Monday. Everything went Bedford North Lawrence's way against Loogootee as Bedford North Lawrence made off with a 15-4 victory.
Macee Nicholson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Nicholson was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Bedford North Lawrence got a massive performance out of Kendall Graves, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Ava Ratliff, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a double.
Meanwhile, West Washington sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Henryville on Monday.
Elliot Nance spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, West Washington's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Riley Hall, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Bedford North Lawrence is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-10-1 record this season. As for West Washington, their win bumped their record up to 17-0.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Bedford North Lawrence hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like West Washington struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Bedford North Lawrence's way against West Washington in their previous matchup back in April of 2019 as Bedford North Lawrence made off with a 7-0 victory. Will Bedford North Lawrence repeat their success, or does West Washington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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