Mooresville is 9-1 against Greenwood since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Mooresville Pioneers will square off against the Greenwood Woodmen at 6:00 p.m. Mooresville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Mooresville is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Bloomington South just ended the team's 24-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 10-9.
Hogan Denny led a balanced group of hitters, firing off two home runs while going 2-for-4. Tyler Denny was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Mooresville lost a few balls and finished the game with three home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Greenwood came up short against Avon on Monday and fell 6-3. The loss continues a trend for Greenwood in their matchups with Avon: they've now lost five in a row.
Greenwood saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mavrick Pauley, who went 2-for-3 with a double. Another player making a difference was Jagger Bray, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Mooresville's defeat ended a 16-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 25-3. As for Greenwood, they now have a losing record at 12-13.
Mooresville was able to grind out a solid win over Greenwood when the teams last played on May 1st, winning 9-6. Does Mooresville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Greenwood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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