West Lafayette put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against the Benton Central Bison as the West Lafayette Red Devils made off with an 18-4 win. Considering West Lafayette has won four matchups by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Dani Rawles and Izzy Ascarelli were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Rawles tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Ascarelli tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (she also didn't allow any walks). Rawles has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Rawles scored three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Ascarelli scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Adrianne Tolen and Emma Orr did most of the damage at the plate: Tolen scored three runs while going 2-for-3, while Orr scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Bree Johnson was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
On Benton Central's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mariyah Rich, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
West Lafayette's victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Benton Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
West Lafayette will be playing in front of their home fans against Western at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Benton Central, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, an 18-4 loss vs. South Newton on the 10th.
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