The Bloomington North Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Center Grove Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Bloomington North is out to stop a four-game streak of losses at home.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought match, but Bloomington North had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Bedford North Lawrence.
Joe Burton was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Center Grove can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent game on Saturday. They were the clear victor by an 8-2 margin over St. Xavier. Winning may never get old, but Center Grove sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Kellen Thomson tossed a big game, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, AJ Beggs was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs. Noah Coy was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
Bloomington North's loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Center Grove, their victory bumped their record up to 16-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Bloomington North has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Center Grove struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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