The Terre Haute North Vigo Patriots will square off against the Brownsburg Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Terre Haute North Vigo sitting on six straight wins and Brownsburg on 11.
Last Friday, Terre Haute North Vigo had just enough and edged Mooresville out 6-4.
Kearstin Monday spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on ten hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kara Salmon, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Kenzie Zigler was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a home run.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Brownsburg had no problem doing just that on Monday. Everything went their way against the Hawks as they made off with a 16-10 victory. The result was nothing new for Brownsburg, who have now won eight matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Brownsburg got a massive performance out of Kensly Larkin, who went 4-for-5 with three doubles, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Izzy Neal, who scored four runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-5.
Terre Haute North Vigo has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season. As for Brownsburg, their win bumped their record up to 18-7.
Tuesday's game will be a test for both team's pitchers. Terre Haute North Vigo hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .385. However, it's not like Brownsburg struggles in that department as they've averaged .368. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Terre Haute North Vigo came out on top in a nail-biter against Brownsburg when the teams last played back in May of 2022, sneaking past 2-1. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Brownsburg's Kelsey Endress, who struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Now that she won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Terre Haute North Vigo to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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