The Scottsburg Warriors will head out on the road to take on the Lanesville Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Scottsburg's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Lanesville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Scottsburg will head into Thursday's game ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played on Tuesday but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on Thursday was a bit more commanding. They lost 14-4 to Silver Creek. Scottsburg has not had much luck with Silver Creek recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lanesville, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. Everything went their way against South Central on Wednesday as Lanesville made off with a 10-2 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Lanesville considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Makenna Mills spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on six hits and racked up 14 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brooklyn Albers, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ellie Schneider, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Scottsburg's loss dropped their record down to 11-5. As for Lanesville, their win bumped their record up to 10-6.
Scottsburg couldn't quite finish off Lanesville in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 and fell 5-3. Thankfully for Scottsburg, Morgan Sonner (who struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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