The Peoria Notre Dame Irish will challenge the Brimfield Indians at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Brimfield took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Peoria Notre Dame, who comes in off a win.
Peoria Notre Dame will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Saturday, then bounced right back against Heyworth on Saturday. Peoria Notre Dame put the hurt on Heyworth with a sharp 18-3 win. The Irish not only won on Saturday, but they posted their biggest win since May 6, 2024.
Joe Culp was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one double. Bryton Blackford was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Brimfield was a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Tremont. The loss was the Indians' first of the season.
Brimfield saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Layne Johnson, who went 1-for-4 with one double and one RBI. That RBI marked the first that Johnson brought in this season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Brimfield fell to 2-1-1. As for Peoria Notre Dame, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Brimfield's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Peoria Notre Dame has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .463. It's a different story for Brimfield, though, as they've only averaged .363. Will they be able to contain Peoria Notre Dame's hitters?
Peoria Notre Dame couldn't quite get it done against Brimfield when the teams last played back in March of 2023 as they fell 8-5. Can Peoria Notre Dame avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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