Baseball Recap: Triton Central Tigers vs. Beech Grove Hornets
Triton Central put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against the Beech Grove Hornets by a score of 8-4. That's more bragging rights for Triton Central, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Bryce Haney made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Haney was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Mathew Shircliff was incredible, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 3-for-4. Eli Sego was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
On Beech Grove's side, Griffin Matracia was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a triple, two RBI, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Buerosse, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Triton Central pushed their record up to 4-0 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Beech Grove, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-4.
Triton Central will be playing in front of their home fans against Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Triton Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 13.5 runs per game this season. As for Beech Grove, they will head out on the road to face off against Speedway at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Beech Grove has given up an average of 14 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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