After two games on the road, Greenfield-Central is heading back home. They will take on the Lawrence North Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Thursday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Greenfield-Central had to settle for an 11-10 defeat against Carmel.
Greenfield-Central got a massive performance out of Makenna Rankins, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Leilani Forshey, who went 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBI.
Even though they lost, Greenfield-Central hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That's the fewest strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 15 runs the game before, Lawrence North was a bit more limited in their match on Thursday. They lost 13-1 to Eastern Hancock.
Victoria Guyse was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Greenfield-Central's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Lawrence North, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-12.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Greenfield-Central hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.3 home runs per game. However, it's not like Lawrence North struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.3. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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