Baseball Game Preview: Purdue Broad Ripple Hits the Road

By Team Reports May 18, 2024, 6:08am

Baseball Preview: Purdue Broad Ripple Lynx vs. Blue River Valley Vikings

The Purdue Broad Ripple Lynx are on the road again on Saturday to play the Blue River Valley Vikings at 2:00 p.m. Purdue Broad Ripple is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.

Purdue Broad Ripple lost 15-2 to Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory on Friday.

Matthew Clements made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-2 with two stolen bases and two RBI.

Meanwhile, Blue River Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Wapahani.

Blue River Valley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Clinton Turley, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Purdue Broad Ripple has been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 12 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-16 record this season. As for Blue River Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 7-13.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Purdue Broad Ripple has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 8.5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Blue River Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.5. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.

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