The Center Grove Trojans will square off against the Mooresville Pioneers at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Mooresville will take on a team with plenty of momentum: Center Grove extended their winning streak to four on Saturday. The Trojans blew past Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory 13-3. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matches by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mooresville). They were the clear victors by a 15-1 margin over Lebanon on Saturday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Pioneers considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Kolten Wilson tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Liam Delp was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Brody McGaha, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple.
Mooresville kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in three consecutive games.
Mooresville's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 16-11. As for Center Grove, their win bumped their record up to 21-4.
Center Grove came up short against Mooresville in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, falling 11-6. Can the Trojans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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