After three games on the road, Charlestown is heading back home. They will take on the South Dearborn Knights at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Neither Charlestown nor South Dearborn posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
On Thursday, Charlestown didn't have quite enough to beat Brownstown Central and fell 2-1.
Charlestown saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nick Broady, who went 1-for-4 with a double. Broady has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for South Dearborn's offense. They lost 9-0 to East Central last Thursday. South Dearborn has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
South Dearborn also got a good showing from Tre Taylor, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Charlestown has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-12 record this season. As for South Dearborn, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13.
Charlestown came out on top in a nail-biter against South Dearborn when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Will Charlestown repeat their success, or does South Dearborn have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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