North Putnam waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 9-6 win over the Crawfordsville Athenians. For North Putnam, this counts as revenge for the 13-0 loss Crawfordsville walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
North Putnam saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Griffen Starr, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Starr has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances. Jaylen Windmiller was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On Crawfordsville's side, Mason Mccarty put in work while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Mccarty was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
In other pitching news, Crawfordsville got a good showing from Mateo Flores, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits.
Back at the plate, Jude Coursey and Kaden Patton stepped up to the plate in a big way. Coursey scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Patton scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Crawfordsville hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Putnam struck out seven times.
North Putnam's victory bumped their record up to 10-4. As for Crawfordsville, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-9.
North Putnam will head out on the road to face off against Fountain Central at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. North Putnam is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season. As for Crawfordsville, they will be playing at home against West Lafayette at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. West Lafayette has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed seven runs per game on average), something Crawfordsville will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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