The Indian Creek Braves will take on the Owen Valley Patriots at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Indian Creek will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Last Thursday, Indian Creek sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 victory over Beech Grove. That's two games straight that Indian Creek has won by exactly two runs.
Delaney Jones was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Jones was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Jasmine Day was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI. Addie Schaub was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Owen Valley unfortunately witnessed the end of their ten-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 5-1 to Edgewood. Owen Valley was red-hot at the plate headed into the game (they scored no less than ten runs in the six matches prior) but Edgewood's pitchers proved too tough.
Taylor Monroe made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and an RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
Indian Creek's win bumped their record up to 14-10. As for Owen Valley, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-6.
Owen Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Indian Creek has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Owen Valley, though, as they've been averaging only 3.4. Will Indian Creek keep running through batters, or will Owen Valley buck the trend?
Indian Creek might still be hurting after the 11-5 loss they got from Owen Valley when the teams last played last Wednesday. Can Indian Creek avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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