Bloomington South is 1-8 against Terre Haute South Vigo since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Bloomington South Panthers will look to defend their home field against the Terre Haute South Vigo Braves at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Bloomington South is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 13-2 margin over White River Valley on Tuesday. Bloomington South might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won three games by six runs or more this season.
Morgan Cockerill was a major factor no matter where she played. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Cockerill has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Cockerill was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Akasha Burton was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Larkyn Ivey was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Terre Haute South Vigo waltzed into their match on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Everything went their way against the Lakers as they made off with a 13-1 victory. With that win, Terre Haute South Vigo brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
Like Bloomington South, Terre Haute South Vigo also got a great game from a two-way player: Taylor Akers. On the mound, she tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Akers was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with an RBI.
In other batting news, Izzy Light and Marlee Loudermilk did most of the damage at the plate: Light went 4-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a double, while Loudermilk scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Lakyn Hadley, who went 3-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI.
Bloomington South now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Terre Haute South Vigo, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season.
Terre Haute South Vigo's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Bloomington South has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.8 hits per game. It's a different story for Terre Haute South Vigo, though, as they've been averaging 9.6. Given Bloomington South's sizable advantage in that area, Terre Haute South Vigo will need to find a way to close that gap. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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