The North Vermillion Falcons will challenge the Fountain Central Mustangs at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses apiece.
North Vermillion lost 15-8 to Covington on Tuesday.
Gavin Bean put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed 6.2 innings while giving up three earned (and ten unearned) runs off six hits. Bean was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Andrew Botner was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Shawn Martin, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Fountain Central had to settle for a 7-5 loss against Riverton Parke on Thursday.
North Vermillion's defeat dropped their record down to 5-16. As for Fountain Central, their loss dropped their record down to 8-15.
North Vermillion couldn't quite finish off Fountain Central in their previous matchup back in April and fell 11-9. Can North Vermillion avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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