The Fountain Central Mustangs are on the road again on Thursday to play the North Vermillion Falcons at 5:30 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Fountain Central will head into Thursday's matchup ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Riverton Parke on Thursday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the seven-run loss they were dealt on Wednesday. Fountain Central fell just short of Riverton Parke by a score of 7-5.
Meanwhile, North Vermillion was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 15-8 to Covington.
Gavin Bean was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he pitched 6.2 innings while giving up three earned (and ten unearned) runs off six hits. Bean was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Andrew Botner was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Shawn Martin, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Fountain Central has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-15 record this season. As for North Vermillion, their record now sits at 5-16.
Fountain Central skirted past North Vermillion 11-9 in their previous meeting back in April. Will Fountain Central repeat their success, or does North Vermillion have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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