West Lafayette had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over the Lafayette Jefferson Bronchos. That's more bragging rights for West Lafayette, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Izzy Ascarelli spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up ten Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ellie Wilcoxson, who went 1-for-3 with four RBI, a triple, and a run.
On Lafayette Jefferson's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Reagan Hipsher gave up three earned (and one unearned) runs on ten hits.
West Lafayette pushed their record up to 9-2 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Lafayette Jefferson, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7-1.
West Lafayette will be playing at home against Clinton Prairie at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. West Lafayette's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Clinton Prairie's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Lafayette Jefferson, they will head out on the road to challenge Western at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Western's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four games.
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