The Indian Hill Braves will head out on the road to face off against the Hamilton Big Blue at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Indian Hill comes in on ten and Hamilton on four.
Indian Hill came out on top against Sycamore on Tuesday thanks in part to the team's impressive four-run sixth inning. The Braves had just enough and edged out the Aviators 4-3.
Indian Hill saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ashton Graham, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Hamilton not only won on Monday, but they posted their biggest win since April 8th (when they won 14-2). They were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over Northwest.
Noah Davidson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Davidson was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on William Baker, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases and three runs. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Blake Sams was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Hamilton always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .611. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Indian Hill pushed their record up to 16-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 8 runs. As for Hamilton, their record is now 11-12.
Hamilton's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Indian Hill has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Hamilton, though, as they've been averaging only 4.1 strikeouts. Will Indian Hill keep running through batters, or will the Big Blue buck the trend? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
