The Cascade Cadets will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Plainfield Quakers at 5:30 p.m. Cascade will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak alive.
Cascade can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent game on Wednesday. They never let Speedway onto the board and left with a 9-0 victory.
Speedway's batters probably weren't too happy with Noah Dasgupta, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 12 Ks (he gave up four walks). Dasgupta has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Toby Savini, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonas Johnson, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Plainfield didn't have quite enough to beat Mooresville on Thursday and fell 4-2. Plainfield has not had much luck with Mooresville recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Gabe Hansen was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Hansen was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Hansen wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Grady Broughton, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Cascade has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. As for Plainfield, their loss dropped their record down to 10-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Cascade has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Plainfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Cascade skirted past Plainfield 6-5 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Does Cascade have another victory up their sleeve, or will Plainfield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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