Crown Point has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Illiana Christian Vikings at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Crown Point: 3.5, Illiana Christian: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Saturday, Crown Point earned an 8-4 victory over Northridge.
Logan Hadt tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over 4.1 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Billy Chidsey, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Joe Sullivan, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI.
Meanwhile, Illiana Christian had just enough and edged Hobart out 8-7 on Saturday.
The team relied heavily on Isaac VanderWoude, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Tyler Balkema, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with an RBI.
Crown Point is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season. As for Illiana Christian, their win bumped their record up to 15-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Crown Point has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Illiana Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Crown Point was able to grind out a solid victory over Illiana Christian in their previous meeting on May 4th, winning 6-2. Does Crown Point have another victory up their sleeve, or will Illiana Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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