After four games on the road, Jimtown is heading back home. They will take on the South Bend Riley Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Jimtown is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
Jimtown can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent match on Saturday. They put the hurt on Wawasee with a sharp 11-4 win.
Cole Dutton made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Dutton was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Brandon Smith was excellent, scoring three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Ty Zartman was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, South Bend Riley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 10-0 walloping at the hands of Mishawaka.
Jimtown is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for South Bend Riley, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything went Jimtown's way against South Bend Riley in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Jimtown made off with an 18-0 victory. Will Jimtown repeat their success, or does South Bend Riley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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