Inman strolled into their game on Thursday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They beat the Bennington Bulldogs by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 8-3. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Lyla Levin made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Ellie Thimmesch
| 04/02/26 vs Bennington | 4 |
| 03/26/26 @ Hillsboro | 1 |
| 05/29/25 vs St. Mary's-Colgan | 1 |
| 04/11/25 vs Moundridge | 1 |
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ellie Thimmesch, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Maddi Parsons, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Inman was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .406. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bennington only posted a batting average of .208.
Inman's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Bennington, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Coming up, Inman will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Skyline at 4:30 p.m. As for Bennington, they will square off against Sterling at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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