Morgan Township lost against Crown Point back in May of 2016, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Morgan Township Cherokees fell 6-3 to the Crown Point Bulldogs. Morgan Township has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Morgan Township got a good showing from Jett Gheaja, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits.
At the plate, Grant Cowger was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
On Crown Point's side, Bryce Schuster looked comfortable as he pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Schuster has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Crown Point saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aslyn Farinelli, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jase Horton, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Morgan Township's loss dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Crown Point, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season.
Morgan Township will be playing at home against Glenn at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Glenn's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Morgan Township's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Crown Point, they will head out on the road to take on Lake Central at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lake Central will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Crown Point surely won't give up without a fight.
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