The Indian Springs Student are taking a road trip to challenge the Pleasant Grove Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Indian Springs will be strutting in after a victory while Pleasant Grove will be coming in after a defeat.
Indian Springs is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 17-9 margin over Fairfield on Thursday. Considering the Student have won seven contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Eason Zheng made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Indian Springs is 3-1 when Zheng allows three or fewer hits, but 6-8-1 otherwise. Zheng was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. That's the most runs he has posted since back in February.
Sebastian Bermudez
| 04/10/25 @ Fairfield | 3 |
| 03/07/25 vs Victory Christian | 2 |
| 03/01/25 @ Altamont | 2 |
| 04/08/25 vs Fairfield | 1 |
| 04/03/25 vs Pleasant Grove | 1 |
In other batting news, Sebastian Bermudez was excellent, scoring three runs while going 3-for-5. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Timothy Katz, who scored three runs while going 1-for-4.
Indian Springs was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Pleasant Grove was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 13-2 to Oak Grove.
Indian Springs has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-9-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Pleasant Grove, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-14.
Friday's contest might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. Indian Springs has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .433. However, it's not like Pleasant Grove struggles in that department as they've averaged .471. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Indian Springs might still be hurting after the 18-3 loss they got from Pleasant Grove when the teams last played last Thursday. Can the Student avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
