The Lawrence North Wildcats will be playing at home against the Park Tudor Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Lawrence North: 2.8, Park Tudor: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Lawrence North's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 3-0 victory over Warren Central.
Not much got past Brendan Boynton, who gave up just four hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Warren Central off the board. Boynton has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Devon Reynolds, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and a run. Another player making a difference was Matthew Cunningham, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Park Tudor put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on Speedway with a sharp 12-1 win. Considering Park Tudor has won five matchups by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Desmond Francis made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. Francis was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Brady Redman was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Oliver Eve was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Lawrence North pushed their record up to 10-3 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Park Tudor, their win bumped their record up to 8-0.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Lawrence North has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Park Tudor struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Lawrence North took their victory against Park Tudor when the teams last played back in April of 2017 by a conclusive 15-6. Does Lawrence North have another victory up their sleeve, or will Park Tudor turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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