Baseball Game Preview: Crawfordsville Athenians vs. Tri-West Hendricks Bruins

For the second straight game, Crawfordsville will face off against Tri-West Hendricks. The Athenians will head out to face off against the Bruins at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

Crawfordsville blew Tri-West Hendricks out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Tuesday Tri-West Hendricks got their revenge. The Athenians fell just short of the Bruins by a score of 5-3. The Athenians have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Crawfordsville saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sam Minnette, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI. Braeden Schlote also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.

Tri-West Hendricks pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. As for Crawfordsville, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 3-5-1.

The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Crawfordsville has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Tri-West Hendricks struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.