There's no place like home for Pike, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Muncie Burris Owls on Friday as the Pike Red Devils made off with a 12-2 win. That's more bragging rights for Pike, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Griffen Geer made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Geer has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Geer was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with a triple and a run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jacobi Jones, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Joe Williams was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
On Muncie Burris' side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Reese Zaucha, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Pike has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-8 record this season. As for Muncie Burris, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Pike will be playing at home against Lawrence Central at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Lawrence Central has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.33 runs per game on average), something Pike will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Muncie Burris, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Indianapolis Shortridge at 12:00 p.m. Muncie Burris is facing Indianapolis Shortridge at the right time seeing as Indianapolis Shortridge is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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