The Crown Point Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Morgan Township Cherokees at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Crown Point's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Chesterton on Wednesday. They lost 10-0 to the Trojans. The match marked the first time this season in which Crown Point was not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Morgan Township also failed to score in their most recent game. They lost 10-0 to Hobart on Wednesday. Morgan Township has not had much luck with Hobart recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Crown Point's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-7. As for Morgan Township, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Crown Point has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Morgan Township struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Crown Point was able to grind out a solid win over Morgan Township in their previous meeting back in May of 2016, winning 7-2. Does Crown Point have another victory up their sleeve, or will Morgan Township turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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