Harrison and McCutcheon are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2021, but likely not for long. The Harrison Raiders are on the road again on Saturday to play the McCutcheon Mavericks at 2:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Harrison is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by an 18-8 margin over Benton Central on Monday.
Lannon Nicoloff looked comfortable as he struck out eight batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jack Dowell was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendrick Pena, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Crawfordsville typically has all the answers at home, but on Monday McCutcheon proved too difficult a challenge. They blew past the Athenians 17-6. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for McCutcheon considering their two-run performance the game before.
Harrison's win bumped their record up to 16-11-1. As for McCutcheon, their victory bumped their record up to 20-4.
Harrison couldn't quite finish off McCutcheon when the teams last played back in April and fell 3-1. Can Harrison avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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