There's no place like home for Crawfordsville, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Fountain Central Mustangs a 9-0 shutout on Saturday. The Athenians haven't had any issues with the Mustangs recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.
Ethan Campbell
| 04/12/25 vs Fountain Central | 6 |
| 04/08/25 vs Cascade | 5 |
| 04/03/25 @ Attica | 3 |
| 03/31/25 vs Riverton Parke | 2 |
| 05/18/24 @ Benton Central | 1 |
Ethan Campbell made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out six over 5.2 innings pitched. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. That run marked the first that he scored this season.
In other batting news, Konner Ellsbury was incredible, scoring a run while going 4-for-4. He also brought in two RBI, marking his first of the season. Jude Coursey was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.
Crawfordsville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .389. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Crawfordsville's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-3-1. As for Fountain Central, their loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Crawfordsville will challenge Danville at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Athenians are facing the Warriors at the right time seeing as the Warriors are stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Fountain Central, they will take on South Vermillion at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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