The Vincennes Rivet Patriots will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the South Knox Spartans at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Vincennes Rivet will head into Monday's game on the come-up: they were handed a eight-run defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against White River Valley on Monday. Vincennes Rivet narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past White River Valley 5-3.
Hunter Bilskie made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits (and not a single walk). Bilskie was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Miles Gardner, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
Meanwhile, South Knox put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against North Knox as South Knox made off with a 14-2 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for South Knox considering their two-run performance the match before.
Vincennes Rivet's win ended a 14-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-11. As for South Knox, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-10 record this season.
Vincennes Rivet suffered a grim 14-0 defeat to South Knox in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Vincennes Rivet avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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