The Bowling Green Purples will take on the North Posey Vikings at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Bowling Green is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Bowling Green's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 5-0 win over Glasgow. The Purples haven't had any issues with the Scotties recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Jackson Idlett
| 04/02/25 vs Glasgow | 7 |
| 03/22/25 vs Highlands | 5 |
| 03/21/24 vs Warren East | 5 |
| 04/01/24 vs Hilliard Darby | 4 |
| 03/25/24 @ Daviess County | 4 |
Bowling Green got a great performance from Jackson Idlett as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave Idlett a new career-high.
At the plate, Grayson Newman and Markell Yates did most of the damage at the plate: Newman went 1-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one RBI, while Yates scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. That stolen base marked the first that Newman snagged this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Schallert, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, North Posey took care of business in their home opener (and then some) on Tuesday. Everything went their way against South Knox as they made off with a 16-1 win.
Colby Angel and Ethan Mansfield made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Angel pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Mansfield tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. At bat, Angel scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while Mansfield scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, North Posey let Kade Buecher and Dylan Murphy run wild. Buecher went 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Murphy scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jed Galvin, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Bowling Green's victory bumped their record up to 6-3. As for North Posey, their win bumped their record up to 1-0.
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