The Crown Point Bulldogs will challenge the Carmel Greyhounds at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Crown Point sitting on eight straight wins and Carmel on four.
If Crown Point beats Carmel with three runs on Saturday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Bulldogs beat Chesterton on Wednesday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 3-1.
Crown Point got a great performance from Linus Chariton as he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Chariton has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Crown Point's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Sean Dunlap, who went 1-for-2 with one triple and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Carmel got themselves on the board against McCutcheon on Thursday, but McCutcheon never followed suit. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Mavericks 2-0.
Crown Point pushed their record up to 17-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.6 runs over those games. As for Carmel, their victory bumped their record up to 12-6.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Crown Point has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Carmel struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.8 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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