The Vincennes Rivet Patriots will head out on the road to take on the Tecumseh Braves at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Vincennes Rivet will be strutting in after a win while Tecumseh will be coming in after a defeat.
Vincennes Rivet took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand North Central an 8-0 shutout.
Miles Gardner was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Walker Lane, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Tecumseh was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 5-0 to Jasper. That's two games in a row now that Tecumseh has lost by exactly five runs.
Tecumseh saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dillon DuPont, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Vincennes Rivet's victory bumped their record up to 6-12. As for Tecumseh, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-20.
Tecumseh's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Monday. Vincennes Rivet has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Tecumseh, though, as they've been averaging only 3.6. Will Vincennes Rivet keep running through batters, or will Tecumseh buck the trend? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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