The Connersville Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Yorktown Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Yorktown is hoping to do on Friday what Lawrenceburg couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Connersville's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Connersville never let Lawrenceburg onto the board and left with a 6-0 win.
Brady Cloyd made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Cloyd was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brody Shearer, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Yorktown was able to grind out a solid victory over Northeastern on Thursday, taking the game 3-0.
Yorktown also got a great performance from Cohen West as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over 4.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jacob Grim, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Connersville has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Yorktown, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Connersville has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Yorktown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Connersville beat Yorktown 9-4 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Does Connersville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Yorktown turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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