
Thunderbirds
05/14/25 @ Bloomington North | 3-14 |
05/12/25 @ Cloverdale | 16-3 |
05/10/25 @ Heritage Hills | 7-4 |
05/10/25 @ Perry Central | 6-1 |
05/09/25 @ Bloomfield | 7-4 |
Eastern Greene dropped their record down to 15-4 on Wednesday, which also ended the team's five-game streak of wins. They lost 14-3 to the Bloomington North Cougars. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Thunderbirds, who until this match were averaging 3.74 runs allowed.
Eastern Greene saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jason Koontz, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one RBI.
As for Bloomington North, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-7. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won eight contests by six runs or more so far this season.
On Bloomington North's side, Zach Sipes was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and one run. Those two stolen bases gave Sipes a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Mayer, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Eastern Greene will host Shoals at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The Thunderbirds are facing the Jug Rox at the right time seeing as the Jug Rox are stuck on an 11-game losing streak. As for Bloomington North, they will welcome Bloomington South at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Cougars 3.5, the Panthers 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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