After three games on the road, Tri-Township is heading back home. They will take on the Boone Grove Wolves at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Tri-Township is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Oregon-Davis a 20-0 shutout on Thursday. Tri-Township might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five matches by seven runs or more this season.
Noah Kneifel and Kade Koselke made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Kneifel didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Koselke tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Kneifel has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Kneifel scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Koselke scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Blain Rust, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Dillon Stewart, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Boone Grove came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with 11 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged the Mustangs & Fillies out 10-9. That's two games straight that Boone Grove has won by just one run.
Like Tri-Township, Boone Grove also got a great game from a two-way player: Javy Carerra. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Carerra was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Davian Carrera was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Cam Foss was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Tri-Township pushed their record up to 7-5 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Boone Grove, their win bumped their record up to 16-4.
Tri-Township suffered a grim 10-1 defeat to Boone Grove in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can Tri-Township avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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