Baseball Recap: Clinton Prairie Gophers vs. Indianapolis Shortridge Blue Devils
Clinton Prairie scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. They put the hurt on the Indianapolis Shortridge Blue Devils with a sharp 19-4 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Clinton Prairie.
Ben Schlicher made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned run off three hits. Schlicher was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Wyatt Harshbarger, who went 1-for-1 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Kyeson Habbinga, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Indianapolis Shortridge's side, Joshua Sargent was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Indianapolis Shortridge always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .536. That's the best OBP they've managed all season.
Clinton Prairie's victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-5. As for Indianapolis Shortridge, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-7.
Clinton Prairie will be playing at home against Covington at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Clinton Prairie will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for Indianapolis Shortridge, they are on the road again on Wednesday to play Purdue Broad Ripple at 5:30 p.m. Purdue Broad Ripple has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11 runs per game on average), something Indianapolis Shortridge will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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