After three games on the road, Tippecanoe Valley is heading back home. They will take on the Peru Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Tippecanoe Valley and Peru are at an even 4-4 over their past eight head-to-heads.
Last Saturday, Tippecanoe Valley fell victim to a tough 9-3 defeat at the hands of DeKalb.
Tippecanoe Valley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cameron Manuel, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Peru waltzed into their game on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Norsemen a 10-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Peru, who have now won four contests by six runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Gavin Eldridge, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Jaxson Manriquez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Tippecanoe Valley's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Peru, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-2.
Tippecanoe Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Peru in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, sneaking past 6-5. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Peru's Logan Gatliff, who struck out eight batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off one hit. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Tippecanoe Valley to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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