On Monday, Zionsville faced Center Grove in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Zionsville Eagles skirted past the Center Grove Trojans 8-6. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Zionsville also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
Riley Agbonhese was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. Another player making a difference was Lincoln Belser, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Center Grove's side, Gannon Grant and AJ Beggs did some serious damage despite the final result: Grant scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Beggs scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Zionsville is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. As for Center Grove, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Zionsville will take on Harrison at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Zionsville: 4, Harrison: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Center Grove, they will head out on the road to square off against Hamilton Southeastern at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Center Grove is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season.
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