The Terre Haute North Vigo Patriots will head out to square off against the South Vermillion Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Terre Haute North Vigo took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 victory over Clay City. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last five times South Vermillion and Parke Heritage have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Tuesday. The Wildcats came out on top against the Wolves by a score of 8-4. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Wolves recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
The team relied heavily on Rosie Travioli, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Those two stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Madilyn Pinion was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base.
South Vermillion hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Parke Heritage struck out eight times.
Terre Haute North Vigo has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for South Vermillion, their record is now 6-7.
Everything went Terre Haute North Vigo's way against South Vermillion in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, as Terre Haute North Vigo made off with a 15-7 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Patriots since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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