The Indiana Little Indians will head out on the road to take on the Peters Township Indians at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Indiana is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Indiana will head into Tuesday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the six-point they dealt Hampton on Tuesday. Indiana was the clear victor by a 7-1 margin over Hampton. Indiana might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four matches by six runs or more this season.
Ryan Okopal looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ben Ryan was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI. Mark Collinger was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Peters Township didn't have quite enough to beat Bethel Park on Tuesday and fell 3-2.
Indiana's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2. As for Peters Township, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Indiana hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Peters Township struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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