Baseball Preview: Fishers Tigers vs. Westfield Shamrocks
Fishers and Westfield are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Fishers Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Westfield Shamrocks at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fishers will be strutting in after a victory while Westfield will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Fishers finally turned things around against Greenfield-Central on Monday. Everything went Fishers' way against Greenfield-Central as Fishers made off with a 9-3 win.
Huston Dunn was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Evan Doran was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Westfield faced Carmel in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Westfield fell just short of Carmel by a score of 6-5. It was the first time this season that Westfield let down their fans at home.
Owen Swinford was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Westfield saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matt Drozlek, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Caden Lindsey, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Westfield didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Carmel only tossed four.
The victory got Fishers back to even at 6-6. As for Westfield, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-2.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Fishers has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Westfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.2. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Fishers came up short against Westfield in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 6-2. Will Fishers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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