On Friday, the Beech Grove Hornets narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Lapel Bulldogs 3-1.
Malone Moore spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up 15 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Harper Moore was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Mylee Boling was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a triple and a run.
On Lapel's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ava Zdanowski, who went 1-for-1 with an RBI. Another player making a difference was Krystin Davis, who got on base in two of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Beech Grove's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-6. As for Lapel, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-5.
Beech Grove will face off against Purdue Polytechnic at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Beech Grove is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season. Lapel does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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