In what's become a running theme this season, Crown Point gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Portage Indians an 8-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Crown Point sure is getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Aslyn Farinelli made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Farinelli has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Farinelli was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
In other pitching news, Bryce Schuster looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Noah Ehrlich, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Crown Point has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Portage, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-9 record this season.
Crown Point will be playing at home against Mishawaka at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Portage, they will head out on the road to face off against Lake Central at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Portage is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
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