Providence is 9-0 against Henryville since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Providence Pioneers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Henryville Hornets at 5:00 p.m. Providence is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
Providence can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 14-4 margin over Southwestern. The win made it back-to-back victories for Providence.
Luke Kruer was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Cole Huett, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, Henryville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Perry Central by a score of 6-4.
Henryville saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Winters, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Even though they lost, Henryville didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. This was only their ninth loss (out of 11 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Providence is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Henryville, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-13.
Henryville's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Providence has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .445. It's a different story for Henryville, though, as they've only averaged .342. Will they be able to contain Providence's hitters?
Everything went Providence's way against Henryville in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Providence made off with a 19-11 win. Will Providence repeat their success, or does Henryville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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