Lanesville has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the West Washington Senators at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Lanesville: 3.6, West Washington: 0.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Lanesville's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-0 win over Tell City.
Not much got past Felicity Cunningham, who gave up just seven hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Tell City off the board. Cunningham has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Lanesville's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ava Kerr, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, West Washington put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 12-0 margin over Crawford County. West Washington's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last four contests.
Emery Haub and Meredith Deaton did most of the damage at the plate: Haub scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Deaton scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Hall, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Lanesville pushed their record up to 8-3 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for West Washington, their victory bumped their record up to 7-0.
Both both teams just can't seem to miss. Lanesville has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.9 hits per game. However, it's not like West Washington struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 2.9. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Lanesville came out on top in a nail-biter against West Washington in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 4-2. Does Lanesville have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Washington turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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