The Indiana Little Indians will head out on the road to square off against the Elizabeth Forward Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Indiana will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Indiana is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Highlands on Tuesday as Indiana made off with a 12-2 win. With that victory, Indiana brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Ryan Okopal tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Mark Collinger, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Kodman, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Elizabeth Forward had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over the Eagles.
Elizabeth Forward's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kaden Faychak, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a double.
Indiana's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-7. As for Elizabeth Forward, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Indiana has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Elizabeth Forward struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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