South Decatur is 3-0 against Crothersville since May of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The South Decatur Cougars will look to defend their home field against the Crothersville Tigers at 5:00 p.m. South Decatur will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
South Decatur can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand North Decatur a 12-0 shutout.
Devin Pate made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Pate has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Pate was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Corey Nugent, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Brock Lane was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Crothersville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 12th straight defeat. They lost 19-3 to Lanesville.
Crothersville saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lucas Hilton, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and a run.
South Decatur's victory bumped their record up to 13-5. As for Crothersville, their loss dropped their record down to 1-13.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. South Decatur has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 11.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Crothersville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went South Decatur's way against Crothersville when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as South Decatur made off with a 15-6 win. Will South Decatur repeat their success, or does Crothersville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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