North Posey had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Tecumseh Braves a 3-0 shutout. That's two games straight that North Posey has won by exactly three runs.
Not much got past Easton Luigs, who gave up just one hit and racked up six Ks to keep Tecumseh off the board. Luigs has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, North Posey's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Mansfield, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Tecumseh's side, Ty Holder spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on three hits.
North Posey's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-2. As for Tecumseh, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-6.
North Posey will stay at home for another game and welcome Evansville Harrison at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. North Posey's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Evansville Harrison's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Tecumseh, they will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Evansville Central at 5:00 p.m. Tecumseh and Evansville Central are at an even 4-4 over their past eight head-to-heads.
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