Crawfordsville is 9-1 against Western Boone since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Crawfordsville Athenians will be playing at home against the Western Boone Stars at 6:00 p.m. Crawfordsville is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.
In what's become a running theme this season, Crawfordsville gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Southmont with a sharp 10-2 victory.
Jude Coursey was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single hit, only one earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Coursey has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Coursey was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Matt Miller and Sam Minnette did most of the damage at the plate: Miller scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Minnette scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Mason Mccarty was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Western Boone lost 13-1 to Cascade on Friday. Western Boone has not had much luck with Cascade recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Western Boone saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Jackson, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Crawfordsville is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Western Boone, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Crawfordsville has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Western Boone struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Crawfordsville beat Western Boone 10-6 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Does Crawfordsville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Western Boone turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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