The Beech Grove Hornets will square off against the Purdue Polytechnic Techies at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Beech Grove is no doubt hoping to put an end to a 12-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Beech Grove's hitters might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Mitchell on Monday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bluejackets.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Purdue Polytechnic rose to the challenge on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Achaeans a 10-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Purdue Polytechnic, who have now won ten games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Nevan Jeffers was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Derrick Johnson, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and two runs.
Beech Grove's defeat dropped their record down to 3-23. As for Purdue Polytechnic, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season.
Beech Grove took their victory against Purdue Polytechnic in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 15-1. Will Beech Grove repeat their success, or does Purdue Polytechnic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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