The Perry Meridian Falcons will head out on the road to challenge the Indianapolis Lutheran Saints at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Perry Meridian is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road.
Perry Meridian's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They won by a run and slipped past Martinsville 1-0.
Austin McNabb looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Perry Meridian's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Carson Woods, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Indianapolis Lutheran lost 11-3 to Triton Central on Thursday. Indianapolis Lutheran has struggled against Triton Central recently, as their game on Thursday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Ryan Redding put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Redding was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
In other batting news, Nate Hughes was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
Perry Meridian is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Indianapolis Lutheran, they now have a losing record at 12-13.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Saturday. Perry Meridian hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Indianapolis Lutheran struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Perry Meridian beat Indianapolis Lutheran 8-3 when the teams last played back in May of 2021. The rematch might be a little tougher for Perry Meridian 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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