The Greenwood Woodmen will head out on the road to face off against the New Palestine Dragons at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Greenwood is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
On Thursday, Greenwood needed a bit of extra time to put away Plainfield. They had just enough and edged the Quakers out 5-4. That's two games straight that Greenwood has won by just one run.
The team relied heavily on Ethan King, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jagger Bray, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, New Palestine waltzed into their match on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 6-2 win over the Trojans.
New Palestine let Jacob Morris and Jackson Kamp loose on the outfield. Morris scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Kamp went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Greenwood has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-11 record this season. As for New Palestine, their victory bumped their record up to 20-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Greenwood has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like New Palestine struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Greenwood skirted past New Palestine 3-2 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Greenwood since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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