The Crown Point Bulldogs are on the road again on Friday to play the Chesterton Trojans at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Crown Point is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They skirted past Valparaiso 2-1.
Logan Cotton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jase Horton was excellent, going 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a double.
Meanwhile, Chesterton stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Kankakee Valley a 10-0 shutout.
Not much got past Brayden Barrett, who gave up just one hit and racked up ten Ks to keep Kankakee Valley off the board.
On the hitting side, Greg Guernsey was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady McCormack, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four RBI and a double.
Crown Point has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season. As for Chesterton, their victory bumped their record up to 20-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Crown Point has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Chesterton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Crown Point might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Chesterton when the teams last played on May 8th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Barrett, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Now that Crown Point knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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