Crown Point was the 5-4 winner over Chesterton when they last played one another back in May of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. The Crown Point Bulldogs fell 8-4 to the Chesterton Trojans on Tuesday.
Crown Point saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Billy Chidsey, who went 1-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and an RBI.
On Chesterton's side, Rob Czarniecki made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Czarniecki was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with a triple and an RBI.
In other batting news, Nick Foust and Brayden Barrett did most of the damage at the plate: Foust went 1-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run, while Barrett scored a run while going 4-for-5. Greg Guernsey was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Crown Point's loss dropped their record down to 16-6. As for Chesterton, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
While Crown Point had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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