Crown Point is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Penn is on a four-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Bulldogs will welcome the Kingsmen at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Crown Point 1.5, Penn 1.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Crown Point's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Valparaiso 1-0. Those one runs were actually the fewest the Bulldogs have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
Crown Point got a great performance from Linus Chariton as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Chariton has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Crown Point saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Ehrlich, who went 1-for-4 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Penn made easy work of South Bend Washington on Wednesday and carried off a 10-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Kingsmen in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won nine in a row.
Crown Point's victory bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Penn, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
Crown Point beat Penn 4-1 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Do the Bulldogs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Kingsmen turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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