For the second straight game, Indian Creek will face off against Earlville. The Timberwolves will head out to square off against the Red Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Indian Creek comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Indian Creek had taken Earlville down for three straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Monday. The Timberwolves lost 18-1 to the Red Raiders.
For Earlville's part, Aaden Browder made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out 12 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Browder is becoming a predictor of Earlville's success: when he posts at least eight strikeouts the team is 2-1 (and 2-8 when he doesn't). Browder was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one home run and five RBI. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Earlville got a massive performance out of Austin Todd, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those two runs gave Todd a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Hayden Spoonmore, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with five stolen bases and three runs.
Earlville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .674. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Earlville's record is now 4-9. As for Indian Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-17.
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