Crown Point is 8-2 against Chesterton since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Crown Point Bulldogs have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Chesterton Trojans at 4:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Crown Point: 2.8, Chesterton: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Saturday, Crown Point was able to grind out a solid win over Illiana Christian, taking the game 6-2.
The team relied heavily on Noah Ehrlich, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Joey Grimes, who went 1-for-1 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Meanwhile, Chesterton never let their opponents score on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Illiana Christian 2-0.
Rob Czarniecki made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Czarniecki was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Czarniecki wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Vince Fox, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Crown Point has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Chesterton, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Crown Point has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Chesterton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Crown Point skirted past Chesterton 5-4 in their previous meeting back in May of 2022. Will Crown Point repeat their success, or does Chesterton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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