The Indian Creek Braves will square off against the New Palestine Dragons at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Indian Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Indian Creek fell victim to Plainfield and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They came up short against the Quakers, falling 6-0. Considering the last time the Braves couldn't score was back in April, the team can't take the result too hard.
Indian Creek got a good showing from Zach Bartle, who tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the fewest hits Bartle has allowed since back in April.
Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only New Palestine walked away with it. They walked away with a 6-2 win over the Lions on Wednesday. Winning may never get old, but the Dragons sure are getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Jacob Morris made a splash while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in May of 2024. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gavin Neal, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Jackson Kamp, who went 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.
New Palestine's victory bumped their record up to 21-3. As for Indian Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-9.
Indian Creek couldn't quite get it done against New Palestine when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as they fell 7-2. Can the Braves avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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