North Central was the 11-1 winner over Lawrence Central when they last played one another back in May of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The North Central Panthers fell just short of the Lawrence Central Bears by a score of 4-3 on Friday. North Central has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Kaelee Jacobs was huge no matter where she played even without the win. On the mound, she struck 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 was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
North Central's defeat dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Lawrence Central, their victory bumped their record up to 4-11.
North Central will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against New Prairie at 10:30 a.m. New Prairie's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so North Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Lawrence Central, they will head out on the road to square off against Living Water Homeschool at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Living Water Homeschool will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Lawrence Central surely won't give up without a fight.
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