Goshen has been on the road for four straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Batavia Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Goshen's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against New Richmond last Wednesday. They fell just short of the Lions by a score of 2-0. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Goshen's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Batavia had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Indians out 5-4.
Batavia got a great performance from Max Rash as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over 5.1 innings pitched. Rash has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Brayden Schmittou was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Mason Patrick, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Goshen's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Batavia, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season.
Goshen might still be hurting after the 9-0 defeat they got from Batavia when the teams last played on April 3rd. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Schmittou, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Now that Goshen knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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