The Fountain Central Mustangs will head out to take on the Clinton Prairie Gophers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Fountain Central will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Fountain Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Attica 11-1 on Tuesday. The Mustangs not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since April 13, 2024 (when they won 17-7).
Meanwhile, Clinton Prairie hadn't done well against Delphi Community recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Gophers walked away with a 5-2 win over the Oracles.
Clinton Prairie's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Luke Harshbarger, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI. Ben Schlicher also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Clinton Prairie's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-4. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Fountain Central, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-13.
Fountain Central skirted past Clinton Prairie 5-4 when the teams last played back in May of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mustangs since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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