After three games on the road, North Putnam is heading back home. They will take on the Danville Warriors at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
North Putnam is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Sullivan (and have done all season long). North Putnam never let Sullivan onto the board and left with a 9-0 win on Wednesday.
Kaden Helderman was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over seven innings pitched. Helderman has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Helderman was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Owen Thurman was incredible, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Brayden Chew was another key contributor, going 3-for-5 with three RBI.
Meanwhile, Danville was able to grind out a solid victory over Lebanon on Monday, taking the game 9-5.
The team relied heavily on Garrett Hackleman, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Stafford, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
North Putnam has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Danville, they pushed their record up to 13-11 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
North Putnam came up short against Danville in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 7-4. Thankfully for North Putnam, Chris DiBenedetto (who pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off one hit) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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