Speedway is on a seven-game streak of home losses, and Beech Grove a three-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Friday. The Speedway Sparkplugs will take on the Beech Grove Hornets in a tournament on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Monrovia hit Speedway with a four-run third inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Sparkplugs came up short against the Bulldogs, falling 12-2.
Speedway saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Taylor Fitch, who went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Beech Grove lost 11-3 to Tri-West Hendricks on Thursday.
Addison Corn made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one home run, two stolen bases, and two RBI. Another was Harper Moore, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one run.
Beech Grove's loss dropped their record down to 5-17. As for Speedway, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-15.
Beech Grove's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. Speedway has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Beech Grove, though, as they've been averaging only 1.4 strikeouts. Will Speedway keep running through batters, or will the Hornets buck the trend?
Speedway skirted past Beech Grove 9-8 in their previous meeting back in April. Do the Sparkplugs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Hornets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
