Plainfield had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They came out on top against the Danville Warriors by a score of 7-4. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Plainfield also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Plainfield got a great performance from Max Mantooth as he didn't allow a single earned run over 5.2 innings pitched.
At the plate, Grady Broughton was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. Alex Holsclaw was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
On Danville's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cole Stafford, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Danville didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Plainfield only tossed four.
Plainfield's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-0.
Plainfield will be playing in front of their home fans against Whiteland at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Danville will take on Crawfordsville at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Danville has given up an average of 7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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