The White River Valley Wolverines will square off against the North Central Thunderbirds at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. White River Valley comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Wednesday just wasn't the day for White River Valley's offense. They came up short against Shakamak on Wednesday, falling 22-0.
Meanwhile, North Central lost 19-12 to Vincennes Rivet on Friday. Even if the Thunderbirds couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Lane Simmons and Tyler Samm did some serious damage despite the final result: Simmons went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two doubles, while Samm got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four runs and two stolen bases. North Central is 3-1 when Samm posts two or more stolen bases, but 2-13 otherwise. Lane Phegley was another key player, going 3-for-5 with three RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for North Central and nudges their season record down to 5-14. As for White River Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 0-14.
White River Valley couldn't quite get it done against North Central in their previous matchup two weeks ago as they fell 8-3. Can the Wolverines avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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