The Plainfield Quakers will be playing at home against the Indian Creek Braves at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Plainfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
Plainfield will bounce into Monday's game after beating Franklin Community, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Plainfield came out on top against Franklin Community by a score of 8-5 on Saturday.
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.
Meanwhile, Indian Creek unfortunately witnessed the end of their 13-game winning streak on Saturday. They lost 15-6 to Edgewood.
Blayden Mann was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryce Harmon, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Plainfield's victory ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-10. As for Indian Creek, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 15-2.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Plainfield has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Indian Creek struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.3. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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