Center Grove has won 20 straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Carmel has won 20 straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Trojans will welcome the Greyhounds at 6:00 p.m. The last four games Center Grove has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Center Grove is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: Westfield, who was ranked 13th at the time (Center Grove was ranked third). The Trojans beat the Shamrocks on Monday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 7-5.
Eric McAtee
| 04/28/25 @ Westfield | 8 |
| 04/23/25 @ Cathedral | 6 |
| 04/03/25 vs Homestead | 3 |
| 05/17/24 vs Columbus North | 3 |
| 04/14/25 @ Columbus North | 2 |
Eric McAtee looked comfortable as he struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk). Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Gannon Grant, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs and two RBI. Drake McClurg was another key player, going 2-for-5 with two runs.
Meanwhile, Carmel got the win against Carroll on Saturday by a conclusive 8-1. The result was nothing new for the Greyhounds, who have now won six matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
Carmel is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Center Grove, their victory bumped their record up to 14-2.
Center Grove came out on top in a nail-biter against Carmel in their previous meeting back in May of 2022, sneaking past 2-1. Do the Trojans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Greyhounds turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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