The Indiana School for the Deaf Deaf Hoosiers will head out on the road to challenge the Eminence Eels at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Indiana School for the Deaf proved they can win big back in March (they won by 15) but back in March they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-7 victory over Sheridan.
The team relied heavily on Sophia Wascher, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Tiana Starayev was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Eminence put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Tindley as Eminence made off with a 16-0 win. Considering Eminence has won three matches by more than 15 runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Sophia Saucerman made a splash while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Saucerman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than ten strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Saucerman was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Eminence got a massive performance out of Abigail Dittemore, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Jillian Henderson, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Indiana School for the Deaf now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Eminence, their victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Indiana School for the Deaf hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.3 home runs per game. However, it's not like Eminence struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Indiana School for the Deaf came up short against Eminence when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 12-8. Can Indiana School for the Deaf avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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