It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Purdue Polytechnic had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Herron Achaeans a 10-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Purdue Polytechnic, who have now won ten games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Nevan Jeffers was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Derrick Johnson, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and two runs.
The victory made it two in a row for Purdue Polytechnic and bumps their season record up to 10-8. As for Herron, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-10.
Purdue Polytechnic will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Beech Grove at 4:00 p.m. Purdue Polytechnic is facing Beech Grove at the right time seeing as Beech Grove is stuck on a three-game losing streak. Herron does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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