The Tri-West Hendricks Bruins will face off against the Carmel Greyhounds at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither Tri-West Hendricks nor Carmel posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Tri-West Hendricks' pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged out Lebanon 1-0. That's two games straight that the Bruins have won by just one run.
Not much got past Natalie Tharp, who gave up just seven hits and racked up six Ks to keep Lebanon off the board.
Peyton Norman
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At the plate, Tri-West Hendricks saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Peyton Norman, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles. Those two doubles gave Norman a new career-high. Reya Ortiz also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.
Meanwhile, Carmel came up short against Avon on Saturday, falling 9-2. The Greyhounds have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Tri-West Hendricks' victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-7. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Carmel, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-12.
Tri-West Hendricks skirted past Carmel 4-3 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Do the Bruins have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Greyhounds turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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