The Indiana Little Indians are on the road again on Thursday to play the Holy Ghost Prep Firebirds. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Indiana is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They blew past Fleetwood 10-3. Considering Indiana has won eight matchups by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Ben Ryan made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Ryan has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Ryan was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Trevor Smith was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3. Kadin Homer was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Holy Ghost Prep faced Danville in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Holy Ghost Prep skirted past Danville 8-6. Winning may never get old, but Holy Ghost Prep sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Benjamin McNab looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Colin Davis, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Edwin Rosado, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Indiana has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. As for Holy Ghost Prep, their win bumped their record up to 17-8.
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