Rising Sun is 10-0 against Jac-Cen-Del since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Rising Sun Shiners will head out on the road to take on the Jac-Cen-Del Eagles at 5:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Rising Sun has 15 straight victories, Jac-Cen-Del has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Rising Sun can now show off 16 landslide victories after their most recent game on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 12-0 margin over South Ripley. Rising Sun's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last five matchups.
Elaina Titkemeyer made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Titkemeyer has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Titkemeyer was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ryan Works, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Nora Powell was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Jac-Cen-Del lost 12-2 to Milan on Friday.
Jac-Cen-Del saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bailey Groth, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Rising Sun's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-1. As for Jac-Cen-Del, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-11.
Jac-Cen-Del's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Wednesday. Rising Sun has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Jac-Cen-Del, though, as they've been averaging only 3.3. Will Rising Sun keep running through batters, or will Jac-Cen-Del buck the trend?
Everything went Rising Sun's way against Jac-Cen-Del when the teams last played back in April as Rising Sun made off with a 20-3 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rising Sun since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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