The Decatur Central Hawks will challenge the Brownsburg Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Decatur Central's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Franklin Community on Thursday. They fell 4-0 to the Grizzly Cubs. Decatur Central has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Brownsburg lost 8-2 to Fishers on Thursday.
Brownsburg got a good showing from Jackson Kerr, who tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Brownsburg saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colin McNeer, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Decatur Central's loss dropped their record down to 9-15. As for Brownsburg, they dropped their record down to 6-16 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Decatur Central has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Brownsburg struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Decatur Central skirted past Brownsburg 5-3 when the teams last played back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was McNeer, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Decatur Central still be able to contain McNeer? There's only one way to find out.
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