Ben Davis fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Warren Central on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Warren Central Warriors by a score of 11-10. Ben Davis' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Ben Davis got a good showing from Jaycee Abner, who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Isaiah Peterson-Pruitt made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron Spaulding, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Warren Central's side, Xavier Ott was a standout: he scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Dylan Thompson, who went 3-for-5 with two stolen bases and three RBI.
Ben Davis' defeat dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Warren Central, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-10.
Ben Davis will head out on the road to take on Lawrence North at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Lawrence North is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season. As for Warren Central, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Speedway at 5:30 p.m. Warren Central is facing Speedway at the right time seeing as Speedway is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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