Baseball Preview: Crawfordsville Athenians vs. Park Tudor Panthers
The Crawfordsville Athenians will head out on the road to take on the Park Tudor Panthers at 11:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Crawfordsville's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Thursday, when they got past North Montgomery's usually-dominant pitching crew. Everything went Crawfordsville's way against North Montgomery as Crawfordsville made off with a 12-2 victory. The win was familiar territory for Crawfordsville who now have three in a row.
Jude Coursey was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over 5.2 innings pitched. Coursey was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Wyatt Motz was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Mason Mccarty was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Park Tudor has not done well against Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory recently (they were 0-7 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Park Tudor put the hurt on Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory with a sharp 9-3 victory.
Like Crawfordsville, Park Tudor also got a great game from a two-way player: Carter Hall. He tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Hall has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Hall was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Nolan Whitehead and Brady Redman did most of the damage at the plate: Whitehead scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Redman scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Crawfordsville's record is now 13-9. As for Park Tudor, their record is now 13-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Crawfordsville has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Park Tudor struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Crawfordsville came up short against Park Tudor when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 10-6. Can Crawfordsville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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