The Hamilton Southeastern Royals will square off against the Bloomington South Panthers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Hamilton Southeastern's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Bloomington South's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Friday, Hamilton Southeastern came up short against Zionsville and fell 6-2. The loss continues a trend for the Royals in their meetings with the Eagles: they've now lost four in a row.
Dylan Cope
| 04/18/25 vs Zionsville | 1 |
| 04/14/25 vs Carmel | 2 |
| 04/10/25 vs Brownsburg | 1 |
| 04/05/25 vs Halls | 0 |
| 04/01/25 vs Columbus North | 2 |
Hamilton Southeastern got a good showing from Dylan Cope, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Cope has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Hamilton Southeastern saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maddux Bach, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Bloomington South had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They never let Jeffersonville get on the board and left with a 4-0 win on Friday.
Not much got past Connor Couch, who gave up just two hits to keep Jeffersonville off the board.
Hamilton Southeastern's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Bloomington South, their victory bumped their record up to 2-5.
Hamilton Southeastern came out on top in a nail-biter against Bloomington South in their previous meeting back in May of 2018, sneaking past 5-3. Will the Royals repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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