The Harrison Raiders will venture away from home to challenge the Westfield Shamrocks at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Harrison is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: Cathedral, who was ranked 20th at the time (Harrison was ranked 16th). The Raiders skirted past the Fighting Irish 5-4.
Meanwhile, Westfield waltzed into their contest on Thursday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Orioles a 4-0 shutout.
Westfield got a great performance from Jackson Blevins as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over 4.2 innings pitched. Blevins has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Beck Jordan, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Westfield's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-8. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Harrison, their record now sits at 17-7.
Harrison came up short against Westfield in their previous matchup on May 6th, falling 5-0. Can the Raiders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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