Baseball Preview: Westfield Shamrocks vs. Greenwood Christian Academy Cougars
The Westfield Shamrocks will head out on the road to face off against the Greenwood Christian Academy Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Westfield is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Westfield is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Zionsville on Thursday. They lost 7-1 to the Eagles.
Meanwhile, Greenwood Christian Academy had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged the Indy Genesis out 5-4.
Greenwood Christian Academy got a great performance from Brandt Kieninger as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Kieninger has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Will Simons, who went 1-for-2 with three stolen bases. Another player making a difference was Caden Camden, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Westfield's defeat dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Greenwood Christian Academy, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
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