The Brimfield Indians will challenge the Peoria Christian Chargers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Brimfield has 13 straight wins, Peoria Christian has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Brimfield's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 16-0 margin over Midwest Central. Considering the Indians have won 17 games by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Kaeden Schatsiek
| 05/16/25 @ Midwest Central | 8 |
| 05/07/25 @ Stark County | 7 |
| 04/24/25 @ ROWVA/Williamsfield | 5 |
| 04/15/25 @ Macomb | 5 |
| 04/19/25 vs Illini West | 4 |
Sean Crowe and Kaeden Schatsiek made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Crowe tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Schatsiek struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. At bat, Crowe went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Schatsiek went 1-for-2 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Cleveland Bizosky and Dane Fagerburg did most of the damage at the plate: Bizosky went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one double, while Fagerburg went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Brady Johnson, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Brimfield hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least five batters in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Peoria Christian didn't have quite enough to beat Deer Creek-Mackinaw on Thursday and fell 10-9.
Brimfield's victory was their 12th straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 25-4-1. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.5 runs over those games. As for Peoria Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-14.
