The Jasper Wildcats will head out to face off against the Greencastle Tiger Cubs at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Jasper's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so Greencastle's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Friday, Jasper didn't have quite enough to beat Northeast Dubois and fell 2-1.
Meanwhile, Greencastle sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over Western Boone on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tiger Cubs.
Dillion Hughes and Nathan Sutherlin made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Hughes pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Sutherlin struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. At the plate, Hughes scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-2, while Sutherlin scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-2. Those three stolen bases gave Hughes a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sam Gooch, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in May of 2024.
Jasper now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Greencastle, their record is now 2-0.
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