Baseball Preview: Tri-West Hendricks Bruins vs. Danville Warriors
Tri-West Hendricks and Danville are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Tri-West Hendricks Bruins will be playing at home against the Danville Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Tri-West Hendricks narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Covenant Christian 2-1. That's two games straight that Tri-West Hendricks has won by just one run.
Caden Murphy looked comfortable as he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Chase Hardman, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Danville earned an 8-4 win over South Vermillion on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Danville.
Danville also got a great performance from Mason Shipley as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Owen Benson was a standout: he scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5. Ethan Wooten was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Tri-West Hendricks is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-10 record this season. As for Danville, their victory bumped their record up to 10-8.
Tri-West Hendricks took their win against Danville when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 11-1. Will Tri-West Hendricks repeat their success, or does Danville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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