Baseball Preview: Plainfield Quakers vs. Mooresville Pioneers
Plainfield is 2-8 against Mooresville since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Plainfield Quakers will head out on the road to face off against the Mooresville Pioneers at 6:00 p.m. Plainfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
On Monday, Plainfield beat Ben Davis 4-1.
Luke Warriner tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Alex Holsclaw, who went 1-for-1 with a home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, Mooresville waltzed into their contest on Saturday with 15 straight wins... but they left with 16. They came out on top against the Greyhounds by a score of 6-3.
Bryce Brabender was excellent, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
Plainfield's record is now 10-7. As for Mooresville, they pushed their record up to 17-2 with that win, which was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Plainfield hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Mooresville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Plainfield might still be hurting after the 7-1 loss they got from Mooresville in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Plainfield avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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