The Litchfield Purple Panthers will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the Greenfield/Northwestern Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Litchfield is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly. Litchfield put the hurt on New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly with a sharp 13-3 win on Wednesday.
Lili Anne Readenour made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over five innings pitched. Readenour was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles.
In other batting news, Georgia Glover was a standout: she scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Alexis Mielke was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Greenfield/Northwestern made easy work of Marquette Catholic on Wednesday and carried off a 19-1 victory.
Like Litchfield, Greenfield/Northwestern also got a great game from a two-way player: Evie White. On the mound, she struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. White was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one double and one RBI. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in hits.
In other batting news, Greenfield/Northwestern let Kalynn Weller and Annabeth Thornton run wild. Weller went 3-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Thornton went 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and one stolen base. Those four RBI gave Thornton a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Lainey Frank, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-3.
Greenfield/Northwestern always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Marquette Catholic only posted an OBP of .278.
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