The South Knox Spartans will square off against the Northeast Dubois Jeeps at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
South Knox is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Evansville Bosse an 11-0 shutout on Monday. The win was nothing new for the Spartans as they're now sitting on four straight.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Northeast Dubois, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They blew past Orleans 12-2 on Monday. Considering the Jeeps have won four games by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Sam Beck was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. Brycen Mroz was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Northeast Dubois was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
South Knox's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-9. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Northeast Dubois, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
South Knox beat Northeast Dubois 6-2 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Will the Spartans repeat their success, or do the Jeeps have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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