Baseball Game Preview: Zionsville Plays at Home

By Team Reports May 10, 2024, 6:14am

Baseball Preview: Zionsville Eagles vs. Guerin Catholic Golden Eagles

The Zionsville Eagles will be playing at home against the Guerin Catholic Golden Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Zionsville will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.

Zionsville's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Thursday, when they got past Avon's usually-dominant pitching crew. Zionsville walked away with a 10-6 victory over Avon.

Braden Shaw looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.

At the plate, Josh Girvan was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 3-for-4. Jackson Tielker was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.

Meanwhile, Guerin Catholic faced Roncalli in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Guerin Catholic fell just short of Roncalli by a score of 5-3. Guerin Catholic's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Zionsville is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Guerin Catholic, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-4.

Zionsville took their win against Guerin Catholic in their previous matchup back in May of 2022 by a conclusive 11-1. Will Zionsville repeat their success, or does Guerin Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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