Purdy is 0-3 against Lamar since April of 2023 but things could change on Thursday. The Eagles will be playing at home against the Tigers at 5:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Purdy's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Wheaton 12-0. The win continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won seven in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lamar). Everything went their way against Osceola on Wednesday as they made off with an 18-3 victory. With that win, the Tigers brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.
Lexy Stephen and Kelby Wolf made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Stephen tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Wolf struck out six batters over three innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Those six strikeouts gave her a new career-high. At bat, Stephen got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base, while Wolf got on base in two of her four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Peyton Eddie, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and four RBI. That's the most runs she has posted since back in May of 2025. Calli Harris was another key player, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one triple.
Lamar always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .595. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive matchups.
The victory got Lamar back to even at 10-10. As for Purdy, their win bumped their record up to 9-7.
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