The Fountain Central Mustangs will square off against the West Lafayette Red Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Fountain Central will be strutting in after a win while West Lafayette will be coming in after a loss.
Fountain Central is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 23-1 margin over Traders Point Christian.
Lillian Bennett made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched. Bennett was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. That's the most runs she has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, Jacquelynn Weber was incredible, going 3-for-5 with five RBI, three runs, and one triple. Mallory Massey was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-5.
Fountain Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .675. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Traders Point Christian only posted an OBP of .125.
Meanwhile, West Lafayette didn't have quite enough to beat Covington on Tuesday and fell 5-3.
Allison Creech and Kerrigan Gooden stepped up to the plate in a big way. Creech scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Gooden got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two RBI.
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