The Fayetteville-Perry Rockets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lockland Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lockland is hoping to do on Tuesday what Eastern couldn't on Friday: put an end to Fayetteville-Perry's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Fayetteville-Perry sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Eastern.
Izabella Waddle spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on three hits and racked up 14 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Fayetteville-Perry saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Victoria Thompson, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Lockland can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent game on Thursday. They put the hurt on Cincinnati Christian with a sharp 16-8 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lockland.
Fayetteville-Perry is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Lockland, their victory bumped their record up to 6-4.
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