Blackford has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Adams Central Flying Jets at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Monday, Blackford didn't have quite enough to beat Eastbrook and fell 3-2. Blackford has not had much luck with Eastbrook recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Ethan Morris spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, Blackford saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Teer, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Adams Central unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of Homestead by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty 20 runs in the game before, Adams Central couldn't push the score so high this time.
Blackford's loss dropped their record down to 15-7. As for Adams Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-8.
Blackford couldn't quite finish off Adams Central when the teams last played back in May of 2023 and fell 6-4. Can Blackford avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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