Baseball Recap: Perry Meridian Falcons vs. Plainfield Quakers
Perry Meridian waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Plainfield Quakers and snuck past 8-6. That's more bragging rights for Perry Meridian, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Perry Meridian saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Acosta, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3. Nate Risley was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Plainfield's side, Grady Broughton was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Perry Meridian is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Plainfield, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-6.
Perry Meridian will head out on the road to take on Pike at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Pike is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season. As for Plainfield, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Northview at 6:00 p.m. Plainfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
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