Baseball Preview: Crawfordsville Athenians vs. North Montgomery Chargin' Chargers
The Crawfordsville Athenians will head out on the road to face off against the North Montgomery Chargin' Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Crawfordsville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Crawfordsville is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against West Lafayette (and have done all season long). Crawfordsville blew past West Lafayette 7-1. The win was a breath of fresh air for Crawfordsville as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Jude Coursey and Bryce Dowell were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Coursey pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Dowell tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Coursey has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Coursey scored three runs while going 1-for-3, while Dowell went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Matt Miller, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Minnette, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
Meanwhile, after a string of nine wins, North Montgomery's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They lost 9-3 to Clinton Prairie.
North Montgomery saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Quintin Glassing, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Crawfordsville's victory bumped their record up to 11-9. As for North Montgomery, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Crawfordsville has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like North Montgomery struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Crawfordsville beat North Montgomery 3-0 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Does Crawfordsville have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Montgomery turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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