With a playoff game on the line, Lanesville rose to the challenge on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Borden Braves 7-5. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lanesville.
Felicity Cunningham spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned runs on 13 hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ellie Schneider was excellent, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
On Borden's side, Emily Schottelkotte was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Schottelkotte was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
Schottelkotte wasn't the only one making solid contact as nine players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Emma Hart, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
Lanesville has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for Borden, their loss dropped their record down to 13-8.
Lanesville will face off against South Central at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. South Central is coming into the game with three straight defeats on the road, meaning Lanesville will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. Borden does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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