The Twin Lakes Indians will square off against the Pioneer Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
Twin Lakes will head into Wednesday's game out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Wednesday. They lost 19-13 to West Lafayette. Twin Lakes has not had much luck with West Lafayette recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Taylor Oliver was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kendra Hughes, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Pioneer stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They put the hurt on Culver Community with a sharp 7-1 win.
Lois Layer made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Layer has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Layer was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Ava Beasy was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Emma Sells was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
Twin Lakes' loss dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Pioneer, their victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-3.
Everything went Twin Lakes' way against Pioneer in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Twin Lakes made off with an 8-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Twin Lakes since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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