The Indiana Little Indians will head out on the road to challenge the Somerset Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Indiana will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Indiana is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Highlands with a sharp 12-2 win on Tuesday. With that victory, Indiana brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Indiana got a great performance from Ryan Okopal as he struck out eight batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Mark Collinger was incredible, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4. Landon Kodman was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Somerset had to settle for a 6-5 defeat against Clearfield on Thursday.
Callen Miller was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
Indiana's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-7. As for Somerset, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-5.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Indiana hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Somerset 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.
Indiana took their victory against Somerset in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 11-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Indiana since the team 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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