Baseball Preview: Boone Grove Wolves vs. Tri-Township Tigers
Boone Grove is 7-0 against Tri-Township since May of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Boone Grove Wolves will head out on the road to square off against the Tri-Township Tigers at 4:30 p.m. Boone Grove is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
Last Saturday, Boone Grove beat Washington Township 7-3.
Boone Grove got a great performance from A Batesole as he tossed 6.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Seth Pitcock, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ben Truby, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Tri-Township came up short against Kouts on Wednesday and fell 8-4. Tri-Township has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Blain Rust was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Boone Grove is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Tri-Township, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Boone Grove has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Tri-Township struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Boone Grove took their victory against Tri-Township in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 10-0. Does Boone Grove have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tri-Township turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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