La Porte is 9-1 against Plymouth since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The La Porte Slicers are on the road again to play the Plymouth Pilgrims/Rockies at 6:15 p.m. La Porte is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
La Porte can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 12-4 margin over Kankakee Valley. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for La Porte considering their two-run performance the match before.
C.T. Rusboldt made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Rusboldt was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, La Porte got a massive performance out of Drew Catron, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Kai Jones was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Plymouth came up short against NorthWood on Thursday and fell 12-8. Plymouth has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Trey Delp was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Plymouth hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That's the fewest strikeouts they've managed all season.
La Porte has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a massive bump to their 16-10 record this season. As for Plymouth, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-17.
Everything went La Porte's way against Plymouth in their previous meeting back in April as La Porte made off with a 10-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for La Porte since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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