Baseball Preview: Mooresville Pioneers vs. Bloomington North Cougars
Mooresville and Bloomington North are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Mooresville Pioneers will head out on the road to challenge the Bloomington North Cougars at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Mooresville is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Mooresville is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Saturday, just like they did against Perry Meridian (and have done all season long). Mooresville put the hurt on Perry Meridian with a sharp 7-0 victory on Wednesday.
The result came thanks to Brendin Oliver's shutout, as he gave up just zero hits and racked up 14 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Levi Dorn was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Hogan Denny, who went 1-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Bloomington North waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 5-2 win over the Patriots.
Bloomington North's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Drew Wagner, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Chris Barnett was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Mooresville's win bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Bloomington North, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Mooresville has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Bloomington North struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Mooresville skirted past Bloomington North 7-6 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mooresville since the squad 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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