Baseball Game Preview: Purdue Polytechnic Techies vs. Ben Davis Giants

The Purdue Polytechnic Techies will venture away from home to challenge the Ben Davis Giants at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Purdue Polytechnic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11 runs per game this season.

Purdue Polytechnic was handed a heart-breaking two-run defeat in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against Indianapolis Arsenal Technical on Thursday. The Techies put the hurt on the Titans with a sharp 16-7 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Techies considering their one-run performance the matchup before.

Keegan Harriman

Batters Struck Out (Career)

05/14/26 vs Indianapolis Arsenal Technical	13
04/16/26 vs Indianapolis Shortridge	6
04/29/26 @ Bethesda Christian	5
05/07/26 vs Indy Genesis HomeSchool	4
04/22/26 vs Indianapolis Washington	2

Keegan Harriman made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out 13 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits. Those 13 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.

In other batting news, Purdue Polytechnic got a massive performance out of Nevan Jeffers, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with five stolen bases and three runs. Jeffers has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. Cornell Muse was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one stolen base.

Purdue Polytechnic always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .595. They are 9-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Meanwhile, Ben Davis was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They came up short against North Central, falling 16-4.

Ben Davis' defeat dropped their record down to 3-16. As for Purdue Polytechnic, they moved to 11-8 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.