Baseball Preview: Indian Creek Braves vs. Plainfield Quakers
The Indian Creek Braves will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Plainfield Quakers at 6:00 p.m. Indian Creek's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Plainfield's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Indian Creek is headed out hoping to continue their success from last week, when they picked up their first road victory of the season on Saturday. They lost 15-6 to Edgewood.
Blayden Mann made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Carter Modlin, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Plainfield has not done well against Franklin Community recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Plainfield came out on top against Franklin Community by a score of 8-5.
The team relied heavily on Grady Broughton, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Alex Holsclaw was another key contributor, going 2-for-5 with a triple, a run, and a double.
Indian Creek's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 15-2. As for Plainfield, their win ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Indian Creek has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Plainfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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