Mooresville has been on the road for three straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Plainfield Quakers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mooresville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: Carmel, who was ranked 20th in their home state at the time (Mooresville was ranked third). Mooresville walked away with a 6-3 win over Carmel on Saturday.
Bryce Brabender was excellent, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Plainfield had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Ben Davis by a score of 4-1 on Monday.
Luke Warriner tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Alex Holsclaw, who went 1-for-1 with a home run and three RBI.
Mooresville's victory was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-2. As for Plainfield, their win bumped their record up to 10-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Mooresville has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Plainfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Mooresville's way against Plainfield in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Mooresville made off with a 7-1 victory. Will Mooresville repeat their success, or does Plainfield have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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