Center Grove is on a 13-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Whiteland is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Center Grove Trojans will take on the Whiteland Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Center Grove can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 9-2 margin over Bloomington North.
Meanwhile, Whiteland was able to grind out a solid win over Decatur Central on Tuesday, taking the game 8-3.
Peyton Dickens made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Dickens has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Dickens was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Dickens wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brody Williams, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Maalik Perkins, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Center Grove's victory bumped their record up to 17-1. As for Whiteland, their win bumped their record up to 10-5.
Everything went Center Grove's way against Whiteland when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Center Grove made off with a 14-4 victory. Will Center Grove repeat their success, or does Whiteland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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