Baseball Recap: Plainfield Quakers vs. Greenwood Woodmen
Plainfield fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Greenwood on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Greenwood Woodmen by a score of 5-4. That's two games in a row now that Plainfield has lost by just one run.
Gavin Lykins made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run and two RBI. Alex Holsclaw was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
On Greenwood's side, Ethan King was excellent, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Pierce, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases.
This is the second loss in a row for Plainfield and nudges their season record down to 13-12. As for Greenwood, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 12-11 record this season.
Plainfield will be playing at home against Center Grove at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Greenwood, they will head out on the road to challenge New Palestine at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Greenwood sitting on four straight wins and New Palestine on three.
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