Baseball Preview: Indian Hill Braves vs. Reading Blue Devils
Indian Hill is 9-1 against Reading since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Indian Hill Braves are on the road again to play the Reading Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Indian Hill stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Madeira as Indian Hill made off with a 14-3 victory.
Nick Rinala was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Rinala has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Rinala was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Dylan Hartman was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Jonathan Copfer was another key contributor, going 3-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Reading made easy work of Clark Montessori on Saturday and carried off a 12-6 win.
Indian Hill's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-3. As for Reading, their win bumped their record up to 2-6.
Indian Hill skirted past Reading 4-3 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Indian Hill since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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