The Terre Haute North Vigo Patriots will square off against the Vincennes Lincoln Alices at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Terre Haute North Vigo took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 13-3 margin over Shakamak. The Patriots haven't had any issues with the Lakers recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.
Morgan Hoggatt made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Hoggatt was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kenzie Zigler, who fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-3. Madi Strange was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two stolen bases, and two runs.
Terre Haute North Vigo kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 19 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in May of 2024.
Meanwhile, while Vincennes Lincoln put up some runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Evansville Harrison. The Alices blew past the Warriors 10-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Alices.
Vincennes Lincoln let Emma Cunningham and Grace Archer run wild. Cunningham went 1-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Archer went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Miley Carie-Fredrick, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Terre Haute North Vigo's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Vincennes Lincoln, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
Vincennes Lincoln's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Terre Haute North Vigo has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 11.6 hits per game. It's a different story for Vincennes Lincoln, though, as they've been averaging 9.9 hits. Given Terre Haute North Vigo's sizable advantage in that area, the Alices will need to find a way to close that gap. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
