Eastern Greene is 1-7 against North Daviess since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Eastern Greene Thunderbirds are on the road again to play the North Daviess Cougars at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Greene is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
Eastern Greene will bounce into Wednesday's game after beating Clay City, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Eastern Greene won by a run and slipped past Clay City 10-9. Ten seems to be a good number for Eastern Greene as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Chaz Perry looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Ty McKnight and Jacob Bellman did most of the damage at the plate: McKnight scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Bellman went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Peyton Lewis, who went 1-for-4 with a home run.
Meanwhile, North Daviess can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent contest on Saturday. Everything went their way against Paoli as North Daviess made off with a 9-3 victory. The win was familiar territory for North Daviess who now have three in a row.
Zane Sample made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Sample was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Landon Swartzentruber, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Kadin Stoll was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Eastern Greene's record now sits at 14-6. As for North Daviess, their record now sits at 10-7.
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