Princeville is 0-8 against Brimfield since May of 2018 but things could change on Wednesday. The Princes will be playing in front of their home fans against the Indians at 4:30 p.m. Princeville has given up an average of 6.8 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Princeville is headed into Wednesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Tuesday. They came up short against Mercer County, falling 11-0. That's two games in a row now that the Princes have lost by exactly 11 runs.
Meanwhile, Brimfield had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it 11 on Monday. They blew past the Knights 14-7. The result was nothing new for the Indians, who have now won 16 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Noah Malone looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
At the plate, Kaeden Schatsiek was a standout: he went 2-for-5 with one home run, three runs, and one stolen base. Layne Johnson was another key player, going 1-for-5 with one home run and four RBI.
Brimfield pushed their record up to 23-4-1 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for Princeville, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-18-1.
Princeville came up short against Brimfield in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, falling 7-4. Can the Princes avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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