On Saturday, it was a hard-fought contest, but the Culver Academies Eagles had to settle for a 7-6 defeat against the Boone Grove Wolves. Culver Academies has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Max Grundberg was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Grundberg was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.
In other batting news, Foster Stockton made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his seven plate appearances.
On Boone Grove's side, the team relied heavily on A Batesole, who went 3-for-6 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Johnny Bobos, who went 3-for-6 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Culver Academies' loss dropped their record down to 13-4. As for Boone Grove, the win was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-4.
Culver Academies has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Hammond Central at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Hammond Central has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.2 runs per game on average), something Culver Academies will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Boone Grove, they will head out on the road to face off against Kouts at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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