The Batavia Bulldogs will face off against the Tippecanoe Red Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Batavia sitting on seven straight victories and Tippecanoe on ten.
Batavia is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged out Archbishop McNicholas 3-2. That's two games straight that the Bulldogs have won by just one run.
Carter Cope looked comfortable as he tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Mason Patrick, who went 2-for-4 with one home run. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April.
Meanwhile, Tippecanoe won against Franklin on Tuesday with six runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The Red Devils' pitcher stepped up to hand Bellefontaine a 6-0 shutout. The Red Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 matchups by six runs or more this season.
The result came thanks to Cayden McKinney's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, James Merry was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and three runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Liskey, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI.
Batavia's win bumped their record up to 22-8. As for Tippecanoe, their victory bumped their record up to 22-5.
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