With a playoff game on the line, Brownstown Central rose to the challenge on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the South Ripley Raiders a 12-0 shutout. Give Brownstown Central's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Olivia Justice and Kelsey Schneider did most of the damage at the plate: Justice went 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI, while Schneider scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Davidson, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Brownstown Central's victory bumped their record up to 16-11. As for South Ripley, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-15 record this season.
As of now, neither Brownstown Central nor South Ripley have any future games scheduled.
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