Baseball Preview: South Central Satellites vs. Boone Grove Wolves
The South Central Satellites are on the road again on Monday to play the Boone Grove Wolves at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Boone Grove's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Monday: South Central had not allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. South Central's pitcher stepped up to hand Hebron a 6-0 shutout on Friday. The result was nothing new for South Central, who have now won seven games by six runs or more so far this season.
The result came thanks to Brayden Grass's shutout, as he gave up just one hit and racked up 12 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Billy Byrd and Tommy Sullivan did most of the damage at the plate: Byrd went 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI, while Sullivan scored a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Aaron Hogan, who went 1-for-4 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Boone Grove came tearing into Saturday's match with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Trojans as they made off with a 14-2 win. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Boone Grove has managed all season.
Cam Foss tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.
At the plate, Boone Grove got a massive performance out of A Batesole, who went 4-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. Davian Carrera was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI.
South Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Boone Grove, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-4.
South Central suffered a grim 23-6 defeat to Boone Grove when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can South Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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