The Morgan Township Cherokees will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Crown Point Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Morgan Township's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Hobart on Wednesday. They lost 10-0 to the Brickies. Morgan Township has struggled against Hobart recently, as their contest on Wednesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Crown Point also failed to score in their most recent game. They lost 10-0 to Chesterton on Wednesday. Crown Point has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Morgan Township now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Crown Point, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Morgan Township has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Crown Point struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Morgan Township came up short against Crown Point when the teams last played back in May of 2016, falling 7-2. Can Morgan Township avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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