The Lafayette Central Catholic Knights will challenge the Riverton Parke Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lafayette Central Catholic will be strutting in after a win while Riverton Parke will be coming in after a defeat.
Lafayette Central Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They blew past Attica 14-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lafayette Central Catholic.
Ashlynn Duffy was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Duffy has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Duffy was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Anna King, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4. Julia Mazur was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, Riverton Parke unfortunately witnessed the end of their 14-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 8-4 to Terre Haute North Vigo. Riverton Parke has not had much luck with Terre Haute North Vigo recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Riverton Parke saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lizzy Leitgabel, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Riverton Parke hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Terre Haute North Vigo struck out eight times.
Lafayette Central Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-16 record this season. As for Riverton Parke, their loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 22-3.
Lafayette Central Catholic suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Riverton Parke in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Riverton Parke's Madison Coonce, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Now that Lafayette Central Catholic knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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