Danville had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They skirted past the Lebanon Tigers 8-6. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Danville also won the last time the pair played on Monday.
Madalynn Newman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She pitched five innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Newman was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Allie Gunter, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last three times she's played. Molly Anderson was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Lebanon's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addy Zell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Danville's victory bumped their record up to 14-10. As for Lebanon, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 17-11.
Danville will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Frankfort at 5:30 p.m. Danville is facing Frankfort at the right time seeing as Frankfort is stuck on a 15-game losing streak. As for Lebanon, they will head out on the road to challenge Crawfordsville at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Crawfordsville has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.75 runs per game on average), something Lebanon will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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