The Terre Haute South Vigo Braves will head out to challenge the South Vermillion Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Terre Haute South Vigo is coming into the game hot, having won their last eight games.
Terre Haute South Vigo let Columbus North stack four runs on them in the seventh inning on Saturday but luckily Terre Haute South Vigo prevailed anyway. The Braves skirted past the Bull Dogs 6-5. That's two games straight that the Braves have won by just one run.
Meanwhile, South Vermillion fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Riverton Parke on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Panthers. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
South Vermillion saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dallas Coleman, who went 1-for-5 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Bryson Lemmons also deserves some recognition as he launched his first home run of the season.
Terre Haute South Vigo pushed their record up to 13-10 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for South Vermillion, they moved to 12-8 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Terre Haute South Vigo took their win against South Vermillion when the teams last played back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 13-2 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Braves since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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