The Beech Grove Hornets will head out on the road to take on the Speedway Sparkplugs at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Beech Grove is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
Beech Grove fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Covenant Christian on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 5-3.
Beech Grove saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Brown, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, Speedway didn't have quite enough to beat Park Tudor on Friday and fell 9-7.
Logan Moore and Lucas Devault stepped up to the plate in a big way. Moore went 2-for-5 with two runs and one triple, while Devault got on base in two of his five plate appearances with two runs and one RBI. That triple marked the first that Moore has hit this season.
Beech Grove's defeat dropped their record down to 4-14. As for Speedway, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost ten of their last 12 contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-13-1 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Beech Grove has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Speedway struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.7 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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