Baseball Preview: Mississinewa Indians vs. Eastbrook Panthers
The Mississinewa Indians will be playing at home against the Eastbrook Panthers at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mississinewa has five straight wins, Eastbrook has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Mississinewa is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Saturday, just like they did against Eastbrook (and have done all season long). Mississinewa blew past Eastbrook 9-1.
Dylan Oatess spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on one hit and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Mississinewa saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rashad Holmes, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. Deakon Dilts was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Mississinewa pushed their record up to 7-2 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Eastbrook, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
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