Scottsburg came tearing into Friday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Clarksville Generals a 20-0 shutout. Scottsburg might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four games by ten runs or more this season.
Carter Gricius made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Gricius was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Brandt Kendall was incredible, going 5-for-5 with a home run, four runs, and two triples. Garrett McClellan was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Scottsburg's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Clarksville, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-5.
Scottsburg will head out on the road to take on Jasper at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Jasper: 3.6, Scottsburg: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Clarksville, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Corydon Central at 6:00 p.m. Corydon Central has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.33 runs per game on average), something Clarksville will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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