West Lafayette stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over the Faith Christian Eagles. Winning may never get old, but West Lafayette sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Dani Rawles made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Rawles has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Rawles was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Eleanor Hurt was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two doubles. Bree Johnson was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
On Faith Christian's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Izzy Scott, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.
West Lafayette pushed their record up to 11-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Faith Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-7.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. West Lafayette will face off against Benton Central at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Faith Christian, they will head out on the road to square off against Tri-County at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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