Plainfield and Greenwood are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2019, but likely not for long. The Quakers will be playing at home against the Woodmen at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Plainfield's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Greenwood's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Plainfield fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Mooresville on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 10-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pioneers. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Quakers, who until this matchup were averaging 3.52 runs allowed.
Luke Warriner was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed over his last four games.
Gavin Lykins
| 05/14/25 @ Mooresville | 2 |
| 05/12/25 vs Ben Davis | 2 |
| 04/16/25 vs Whiteland | 2 |
| 04/11/25 vs Danville | 2 |
| 05/14/25 vs Mooresville | 1 |
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At the plate, Gavin Lykins made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Plainfield is 3-1 when Lykins posts two or more runs, but 9-10 otherwise. Ty White was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one home run.
Meanwhile, Greenwood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 6-5 heartbreaker at the hands of Franklin Central.
Greenwood saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mavrick Pauley, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and one run. Another was Joey Ortman, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Plainfield's loss dropped their record down to 12-11. As for Greenwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-16.
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