The Crown Point Bulldogs will challenge the Moline Maroons at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Crown Point is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: Lake Central, who was ranked 16th at the time (Crown Point was ranked fourth). The Bulldogs had just enough and edged out the Indians 9-8 on Wednesday.
Caden Matusak made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single hit in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
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In other pitching news, Crown Point got a great performance from Nolan Newell as he tossed 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Newell has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
Back at the plate, Sean Dunlap and Nathan Sheets did most of the damage at the plate: Dunlap went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one double, while Sheets went 1-for-4 with three stolen bases and three runs. That's the most hits Dunlap has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Trapp, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
The home team had come away the winner the last five times Moline and Alleman had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Maroons had just enough and edged out the Pioneers 10-8. That's two games straight that the Maroons have won by exactly two runs.
Moline's victory bumped their record up to 18-10. As for Crown Point, their win bumped their record up to 18-4.
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