After having lost a blowout in their previous game against McCutcheon, Crown Point was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the La Porte Slicers. For Crown Point, this counts as revenge for the 11-1 loss La Porte walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Logan Cotton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on four hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, Crown Point let Mick Vagner and Noah Ehrlich loose on the outfield. Vagner scored a run while going 3-for-3, while Ehrlich scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
On La Porte's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Bruemmer, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Crown Point's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs per game. As for La Porte, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-2.
Crown Point will have a chance to go back-to-back against La Porte: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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