The Ben Davis Giants will square off against the Purdue Polytechnic Techies at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Ben Davis is coming into the game on a six-game losing streak.
Ben Davis lost 16-4 to North Central on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Purdue Polytechnic, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Indianapolis Arsenal Technical on Thursday as they made off with a 16-7 victory. The result was nothing new for the Techies, who have now won nine contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Keegan Harriman made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out 13 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits. Those 13 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, Nevan Jeffers was a standout: he got on base in four of his five plate appearances with five stolen bases and three runs. Purdue Polytechnic is 7-2 when Jeffers posts two or more runs, but 4-6 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Cornell Muse, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one stolen base.
Purdue Polytechnic always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .595. They are 9-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Ben Davis' loss dropped their record down to 3-16. As for Purdue Polytechnic, they moved to 11-8 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
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