The Mooresville Pioneers are on the road again on Monday to play the Bloomington North Cougars at 10:00 a.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mooresville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Greenwood a 2-0 shutout.
Not much got past Brendin Oliver, who gave up just one hit and racked up seven Ks to keep Greenwood off the board. Oliver has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Mooresville's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Deklan Thompson, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Levi Dorn, who got no hits from his two at bats.
Meanwhile, Bloomington North had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with a 5-2 win over Martinsville on Wednesday.
Cole Grupenhoff looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Graham Freund, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Ross Ogden, who scored a run and stole two bases.
Mooresville's victory bumped their record up to 26-3. As for Bloomington North, their win bumped their record up to 8-16.
Mooresville took their victory against Bloomington North in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 6-0. Will Mooresville repeat their success, or does Bloomington North have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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