Baseball Game Preview: Terre Haute North Vigo Patriots vs. Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs

The Terre Haute North Vigo Patriots will face off against the Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs on Saturday. Terre Haute North Vigo is coming into the match hot, having won their last seven games.

Terre Haute North Vigo is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. Everything went their way against Bloomington North as they made off with a 6-0 victory. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 contests by six runs or more this season.

The result came thanks to Kendall Gregg's shutout, as he gave up just four hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Nate Millington was excellent, going 1-for-4 with one home run, one stolen base, and two RBI. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season.

Meanwhile, Franklin Community won against Columbus East on Friday with eight runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. The Grizzly Cubs came out on top against Whiteland by a score of 8-5. The win continues a trend for the Grizzly Cubs in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now won four in a row.

The team relied heavily on Carsten Bland, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Landen Basey, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and one run.

Terre Haute North Vigo's victory bumped their record up to 18-8. As for Franklin Community, their win bumped their record up to 17-9.