Ben Davis is 1-6 against Plainfield since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Ben Davis Giants will head out on the road to square off against the Plainfield Quakers at 6:00 p.m.
Ben Davis will head into Thursday's game out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Thursday. They lost 18-5 to Cathedral.
Ben Davis saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Riley Gilliland, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Jaela Prezzy was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Plainfield has not done well against Mooresville recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Plainfield walked away with a 4-1 victory over Mooresville. Four seems to be a good number for Plainfield as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Sidney Parks spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on one hit and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kenzi Arnett, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylie Fish, who went 4-for-4 with a triple.
Ben Davis' loss dropped their record down to 12-6. As for Plainfield, their victory bumped their record up to 18-6.
Ben Davis suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Plainfield in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Ben Davis avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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