Plainfield had lost three games on the road, but after bumping their record up to 10-8 on Tuesday that streak is in the rearview. They came out on top against the Perry Meridian Falcons by a score of 3-0. For the Quakers, this counts as revenge for the 8-6 win the Falcons walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2024.
Not much got past Luke Warriner, who gave up just four hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Perry Meridian off the board. Warriner also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Plainfield is 4-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 6-7 otherwise.
Eli Jackson
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| 04/11/25 vs Danville | 1 |
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At the plate, Plainfield saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eli Jackson, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double. Those two hits gave Jackson a new career-high. Drew White also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
As for Perry Meridian, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-10. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games.
On Perry Meridian's side, Jackson McDaniel was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). McDaniel has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
Plainfield will have a chance to go back-to-back against Perry Meridian: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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