Baseball Game Preview: Plainfield Quakers vs. Decatur Central Hawks

By Team Reports Apr 21, 2024, 2:25am

Baseball Preview: Plainfield Quakers vs. Decatur Central Hawks

After two games on the road, Plainfield is heading back home. They will take on the Decatur Central Hawks at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.

On Saturday, Plainfield sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 win over Terre Haute South Vigo.

The team relied heavily on Grady Broughton, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Alex Holsclaw, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.

Meanwhile, Decatur Central came into Saturday's game having lost eight straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against Ben Davis on Saturday by a score of 3-2 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).

Plainfield's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Decatur Central, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-8.

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