Greenwood had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged the Plainfield Quakers out 2-1. This was payback for Greenwood, who suffered a 2-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
Micah Vessely spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, Greenwood saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan King, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases. Wyatt Flowers was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
On Plainfield's side, they got a good showing from Max Mantooth, who pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Greenwood's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-11. As for Plainfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-11.
Greenwood will have a chance to go back-to-back against Plainfield: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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