Baseball Recap: Hamilton Southeastern Royals vs. Greenfield-Central Cougars
Hamilton Southeastern entered their tilt with Greenfield-Central with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They had just enough and edged the Greenfield-Central Cougars out 5-4. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Hamilton Southeastern also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2016.
Alex Billman was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a double. Maddux Bach was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3.
On Greenfield-Central's side, they got a good showing from Liam Flanagan, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Kirk Knecht made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Johnson, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Hamilton Southeastern is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-13 record this season. As for Greenfield-Central, they dropped their record down to 11-13 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Hamilton Southeastern will be playing at home against Fishers at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. The last three games Hamilton Southeastern has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Greenfield-Central, they will face off against Anderson at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Greenfield-Central is facing Anderson at the right time seeing as Anderson is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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