The Purdue Polytechnic Techies will head out to challenge the Indianapolis Bishop Chatard Trojans at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Purdue Polytechnic has four straight wins, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Purdue Polytechnic will bounce into Wednesday's contest after beating Irvington Preparatory Academy, who they had gone 0-4 against in their four prior meetings. The Techies blew past Irvington Preparatory Academy 14-2 on Tuesday. Considering the Techies have won nine games by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Diego Briceno Vega
| 05/06/25 vs Irvington Preparatory Academy | 9 |
| 04/07/25 @ Indianapolis Crispus Attucks | 4 |
| 04/14/25 @ Indy Genesis HomeSchool | 2 |
| 04/24/25 vs Heritage Christian | 1 |
| 04/11/25 vs Indianapolis Bishop Chatard | 1 |
Diego Briceno Vega made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and only one walk). Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBI.
In other batting news, Alvaro Sanchez and Nevan Jeffers did most of the damage at the plate: Sanchez went 1-for-2 with two runs, two RBI, and one double, while Jeffers went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one run. That's the most RBI Sanchez has posted since back in April. Kin Chow was another key player, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Indianapolis Bishop Chatard's offense. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Franklin Central on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that the Trojans have lost by exactly three runs.
Indianapolis Bishop Chatard's defeat dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Purdue Polytechnic, their record now sits at 9-3.
Purdue Polytechnic suffered a grim 13-4 defeat to Indianapolis Bishop Chatard in their previous matchup back in April. Can the Techies avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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