Cascade is 9-1 against South Putnam since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Cascade Cadets will head out on the road to square off against the South Putnam Eagles at 5:30 p.m. Cascade is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
Cascade stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter as Cascade made off with a 13-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Cascade.
Garrett Bassett tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Toby Savini, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Lanphier, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
South Putnam lost 19-2 to West Vigo last Wednesday.
South Putnam saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Drew Cline, who went 1-for-1 with an RBI.
Cascade is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for South Putnam, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.
South Putnam's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Cascade hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .337. It's a different story for South Putnam, though, as they've only averaged .229. Will they be able to contain Cascade's hitters?
Everything went Cascade's way against South Putnam in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Cascade made off with an 11-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cascade since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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