Baseball Recap: Mooresville Pioneers vs. Tri-West Hendricks Bruins
Mooresville came tearing into Saturday's match with 20 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.6 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged the Tri-West Hendricks Bruins out 6-5. For Mooresville, this counts as revenge for the 7-4 loss Tri-West Hendricks walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2018.
Deklan Thompson made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Thompson was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Levi Dorn, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three doubles, and two RBI. Hogan Denny was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Tri-West Hendricks' side, they got a good showing from Camden Brozak, who tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Tri-West Hendricks saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Catt, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Kohen Bear, who went 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Mooresville's win was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-2. As for Tri-West Hendricks, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-14.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mooresville will take on Whiteland at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Whiteland is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season. As for Tri-West Hendricks, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against North Montgomery at 6:00 p.m. Tri-West Hendricks has given up an average of 7.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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