Danville and Tri-West Hendricks are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Danville Warriors are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Tri-West Hendricks Bruins at 6:00 p.m. Danville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Last Saturday, Danville beat South Vermillion 8-4.
Mason Shipley tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Danville got a big performance out of Owen Benson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5. Another player making a difference was Ethan Wooten, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Tri-West Hendricks sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Covenant Christian on Saturday. That's two games straight that Tri-West Hendricks has won by just one run.
Caden Murphy looked comfortable as he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Chase Hardman was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Danville has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for Tri-West Hendricks, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-10.
Tri-West Hendricks' pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Danville has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.8 hits per game. It's a different story for Tri-West Hendricks, though, as they've been averaging 9.3. Given Danville's sizable advantage in that area, Tri-West Hendricks will need to find a way to close that gap.
Danville suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Tri-West Hendricks when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Danville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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