The Warsaw Tigers are headed away from home for the first time to face off against the New Albany Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Warsaw is leaving town to face New Albany after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. The Tigers fell just short of South Bend Saint Joseph by a score of 9-7 last Tuesday.
Warsaw got a good showing from Reed Nelson, who pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Quinton Brock was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and one double. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Stapleton, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, New Albany was not the first on the board last Wednesday, but they got there more often. Everything went their way against Lanesville as they made off with a 13-4 victory. The Bulldogs haven't had any issues with the Eagles recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Brady Rankin looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
At the plate, New Albany let Tyler Hubbard and Kadin Bush run wild. Hubbard went 3-for-4 with three runs, three doubles, and three RBI, while Bush fired off two home runs and three runs while going 2-for-4. Those three hits gave Hubbard a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Savion Butler, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
New Albany was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .424. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lanesville only posted a batting average of .240.
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