The Indian Creek Braves will be playing in front of their home fans against the Danville Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Indian Creek will be looking to extend their current ten-game winning streak.
On Saturday, Indian Creek sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 victory over Sullivan.
Carter Modlin and Bryce Turner made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Modlin didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Turner tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Modlin went 1-for-2 with four RBI, a run, and a double, while Turner scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Colt DeHart, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Danville beat South Vermillion 8-4 on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Danville.
Danville also got a great performance from Mason Shipley as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Owen Benson was a standout: he scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5. Ethan Wooten was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Indian Creek's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-1. As for Danville, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season.
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