The Chesterton Trojans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Morgan Township Cherokees at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Chesterton has seven straight wins, Morgan Township has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Chesterton's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Portage and snuck past 2-0.
The result came thanks to Brayden Barrett's shutout, as he gave up just four hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Rob Czarniecki, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Morgan Township came up short against South Central on Wednesday and fell 9-6.
Cal Lemmons was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3. Bradley Farris was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Chesterton's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-5. As for Morgan Township, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-13.
Morgan Township's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Chesterton hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .327. It's a different story for Morgan Township, though, as they've only averaged .254. Will they be able to contain Chesterton's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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