The Greencastle Tiger Cubs will face off against the Western Boone Stars at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Greencastle is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past South Vermillion 7-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Tiger Cubs have posted since April 25, 2024.
Sam Gooch made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in May of 2024. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with one triple, one run, and one double.
Connor Sullivan
| 04/09/25 vs South Vermillion | 2 |
| 05/21/24 vs Riverton Parke | 1 |
| 05/17/24 vs Parke Heritage | 1 |
| 05/15/24 @ Lafayette Central Catholic | 1 |
| 05/08/24 vs Sullivan | 1 |
In other batting news, Connor Sullivan was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.
Greencastle kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in eight consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Western Boone was able to grind out a solid win over Bethesda Christian on Tuesday, taking the game 4-1. The victory continues a trend for the Stars in their matchups with the Patriots: they've now won three in a row.
The team relied heavily on Layton Yancey, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Quinn Westerfeld, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Greencastle skirted past Western Boone 6-4 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Will the Tiger Cubs repeat their success, or do the Stars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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