The Parke Heritage Wolves will be playing in front of their home fans against the West Vigo Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Parke Heritage is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Parke Heritage will bounce into Thursday's match after beating South Vermillion, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Parke Heritage skirted past South Vermillion 5-4. That's two games straight that Parke Heritage has won by just one run.
Maddi Crowder spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on three hits. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Taya Sturmer, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, West Vigo entered their matchup against Sullivan on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. West Vigo lost 13-4 to Sullivan. It was the first time this season that West Vigo let down their fans at home.
Carlea Funk was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Parke Heritage has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-7 record this season. As for West Vigo, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-7.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Parke Heritage hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like West Vigo 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.
Parke Heritage was able to grind out a solid victory over West Vigo in their previous meeting back in April of 2022, winning 10-6. Will Parke Heritage repeat their success, or does West Vigo have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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