Greenwood entered their tilt with Plainfield with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over the Plainfield Quakers on Thursday. That's two games straight that Greenwood has won by just one run.
The team relied heavily on Ethan King, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Jagger Bray was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Plainfield's side, Gavin Lykins was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Holsclaw, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Greenwood's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-11. As for Plainfield, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-12.
Greenwood will head out on the road to take on New Palestine at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. New Palestine is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season. As for Plainfield, they will be playing at home against Center Grove at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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