Baseball Preview: Greenwood Christian Academy Cougars vs. Indy Genesis HomeSchool Indy Genesis
Greenwood Christian Academy has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Indy Genesis HomeSchool Indy Genesis at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Saturday, it was a hard-fought match, but Greenwood Christian Academy had to settle for a 9-8 defeat against Jay County.
Will Simons and Colton Flint stepped up to the plate in a big way. Simons scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3, while Flint went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Schlageter, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Indy Genesis HomeSchool came up short against Triton Central on Saturday and fell 12-7. Indy Genesis HomeSchool has not had much luck with Triton Central recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Keyton Smith made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Parker Althoff, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Greenwood Christian Academy dropped their record down to 6-7 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Indy Genesis HomeSchool, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Greenwood Christian Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Indy Genesis HomeSchool struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Greenwood Christian Academy's way against Indy Genesis HomeSchool when the teams last played back in May of 2022 as Greenwood Christian Academy made off with a 15-8 win. Will Greenwood Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Indy Genesis HomeSchool have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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