The Pandora-Gilboa Rockets are taking a road trip to square off against the Lima Central Catholic Thunderbirds at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Pandora-Gilboa comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Pandora-Gilboa is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They fell 11-8 to Vanlue on Wednesday.
Abigail Butte was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-low in earned runs (zero). She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Anna Kempf and Makayla Suter did some serious damage despite the final result: Kempf went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI, while Suter went 2-for-3 with one run and one double. That RBI marked the first that Kempf has brought in this season. Averey Gogley was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
Allen East hit Lima Central Catholic with a four-run third inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Thunderbirds took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mustangs. The Thunderbirds' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Pandora-Gilboa's loss dropped their record down to 0-14. As for Lima Central Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Pandora-Gilboa might still be hurting after the 18-4 loss they got from Lima Central Catholic in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Rockets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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