The Hanover Central Wildcats are on the road again on Friday to play the Boone Grove Wolves at 6:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Hanover Central: 4, Boone Grove: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Hanover Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Highland and snuck past 6-5.
Elle Mowry looked comfortable as she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Hanover Central let Adeline McMahon and Abigail Casten loose on the outfield. McMahon scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Casten went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Paige Jermolowicz, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Boone Grove put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Griffith as Boone Grove made off with an 11-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Boone Grove.
The team relied heavily on Olivia Treece, who fired off four doubles, three runs, and an RBI while going 4-for-4. Emily Veschak was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Hanover Central is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for Boone Grove, their win bumped their record up to 19-6.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Hanover Central hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.1 home runs per game. However, it's not like Boone Grove struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.9. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Hanover Central took their victory against Boone Grove in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 6-0. Will Hanover Central repeat their success, or does Boone Grove have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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