North Daviess is 7-1 against Eastern Greene since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The North Daviess Cougars will be playing at home against the Eastern Greene Thunderbirds at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
In what's become a running theme this season, North Daviess gave their fans yet another huge win on Saturday. They blew past Paoli 9-3. With that victory, North Daviess brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Zane Sample made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Sample was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Landon Swartzentruber, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Kadin Stoll was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Eastern Greene won against Orleans on Saturday with ten runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. Eastern Greene came out on top in a nail-biter against Clay City and snuck past 10-9. The win made it back-to-back victories for Eastern Greene.
Chaz Perry looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Eastern Greene let Ty McKnight and Jacob Bellman loose on the outfield. McKnight scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Bellman went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Lewis, who went 1-for-4 with a home run.
The win was the third in a row for North Daviess, bringing their record for this year to 10-7. As for Eastern Greene, their victory bumped their record up to 14-6.
North Daviess skirted past Eastern Greene 9-8 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will North Daviess repeat their success, or does Eastern Greene have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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