Baseball Recap: Scottsburg Warriors vs. Mitchell Bluejackets
There's no place like home for Scottsburg, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over the Mitchell Bluejackets on Tuesday. For Scottsburg, this counts as revenge for the 8-4 loss Mitchell walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Garrett McClellan was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. McClellan was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
McClellan wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brentley Spaw, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Mitchell didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Scottsburg only tossed six.
Scottsburg pushed their record up to 6-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Mitchell, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 7-2.
Scottsburg will be playing in front of their home fans against Charlestown at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Scottsburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season. As for Mitchell, they will be playing in front of their home fans against White River Valley at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Mitchell is facing White River Valley at the right time seeing as White River Valley is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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