The Sullivan Golden Arrows will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Northview Knights at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought match, but Sullivan had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Bloomfield.
Sullivan saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ty Hamilton, who went 3-for-4 with a double. Marcus Roshel was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Sullivan didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bloomfield only tossed seven.
Meanwhile, while it was Northview who put the first points on the board on Saturday, it was Evansville Mater Dei who put up more. Northview lost 12-2 to Evansville Mater Dei. Northview has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Caden Schrader made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Sullivan's loss dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Northview, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 7-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Sullivan has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Northview 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.
Everything went Sullivan's way against Northview when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Sullivan made off with a 10-4 victory. Will Sullivan repeat their success, or does Northview have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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