Baseball Game Preview: Sissonville Indians vs. Princeton Tigers

The Sissonville Indians will head out to take on the Princeton Tigers at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Princeton took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Sissonville, who comes in off a win.

On Friday, Sissonville got the win against PikeView by a conclusive 9-1.

Eli Simonton was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Sissonville is 5-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 4-5 otherwise. Simonton was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs.

Barrett Van Camp

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/18/25 @ PikeView	3
03/20/25 vs Lincoln County	2
04/15/25 vs Nicholas County	1
04/01/25 @ Hoover	1
03/31/25 vs Princeton	1

In other batting news, Barrett Van Camp was excellent, going 1-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Nick Slate also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.

Meanwhile, Princeton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 15th straight loss. They lost 10-0 to Wyoming East.

Princeton saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Deegan Walters, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.

Princeton's defeat dropped their record down to 2-15. As for Sissonville, their record is now 9-6.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Sissonville has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Princeton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.8 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.

Sissonville came out on top in a nail-biter against Princeton in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 9-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Indians since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.