The Lawrence Central Bears will challenge the Purdue Polytechnic Techies at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lawrence Central took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Bethesda Christian with a sharp 26-1 win. The Bears' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Abbi Krowel made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit over five innings pitched. Krowel was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with one RBI.
Eliana Luter
| 04/28/26 vs Bethesda Christian | 4 |
| 04/16/26 vs Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter | 3 |
| 04/07/26 @ Pike | 3 |
| 04/08/25 vs Pike | 3 |
| 04/15/26 @ Guerin Catholic | 2 |
In other batting news, Eliana Luter was a standout: she went 3-for-5 with one home run, five stolen bases, and four runs. Those four runs gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Victoria Rodarte, who went 4-for-5 with four runs, two stolen bases, and four RBI.
Lawrence Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .657. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Purdue Polytechnic made easy work of Indianapolis Washington on Tuesday and carried off a 26-9 victory. The Techies haven't had any issues with the Continentals recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Lawrence Central now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Purdue Polytechnic, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.
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