The Indian Creek Braves will head out on the road to challenge the Greencastle Tiger Cubs at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Indian Creek is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last seven games.
Indian Creek is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Tri-West Hendricks with a sharp 18-10 win on Saturday. Indian Creek might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won six games by eight runs or more this season.
Nick Winters and Bryce Turner were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Winters struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Turner pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Winters has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits every time he's pitched this season. At bat, Winters went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double, while Turner scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Carter Modlin was a standout: he scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Brock Bragg was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a double.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Greencastle had to settle for a 6-4 loss against Edgewood on Tuesday. Greencastle has not had much luck with Edgewood recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Greencastle saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sam Gooch, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Sutherlin, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Indian Creek's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1. As for Greencastle, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-5.
Indian Creek came out on top in a nail-biter against Greencastle in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Indian Creek since the squad 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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