Bedford North Lawrence had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.4 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Jennings County Panthers as they made off with a 17-1 win. That 16 run margin sets a new team best for Bedford North Lawrence this season.
Kendall Graves was incredible, firing off two home runs, eight RBI, and three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Tori Nikirk, who went 3-for-4 with a home run and four runs.
Bedford North Lawrence has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 12-9-1 record this season. As for Jennings County, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-9.
Bedford North Lawrence will head out on the road to challenge Bloomington North at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Bloomington North is coming into the contest with five straight losses at home, meaning Bedford North Lawrence will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. Jennings County will take on New Palestine at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. New Palestine is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11 runs per game this season.
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