Baseball Preview: Plainfield Quakers vs. Whiteland Warriors
Plainfield and Whiteland are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Plainfield Quakers will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Whiteland Warriors at 6:00 p.m. Plainfield is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
On Saturday, Plainfield beat Danville 7-4.
Plainfield got a great performance from Max Mantooth as he didn't allow a single earned run over 5.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Grady Broughton, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Alex Holsclaw, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Whiteland fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Greenwood on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Woodmen by a score of 6-5.
Drew Helton put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits. Helton was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Blake Riddle was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Palmer, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Plainfield's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-0. As for Whiteland, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Plainfield came out on top in a nail-biter against Whiteland in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. Does Plainfield have another victory up their sleeve, or will Whiteland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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