The Brownsburg Bulldogs will challenge the Decatur Central Hawks at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Brownsburg lost 8-2 to Fishers on Thursday. Brownsburg has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Brownsburg got a good showing from Jackson Kerr, who pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, Brownsburg saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colin McNeer, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Decatur Central fell victim to Franklin Community and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Grizzly Cubs.
Brownsburg's loss dropped their record down to 6-16. As for Decatur Central, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-15 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Brownsburg has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Decatur Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Brownsburg couldn't quite finish off Decatur Central in their previous meeting back in April and fell 5-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Decatur Central's Jaylan Yates, who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Now that Brownsburg knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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