The Brown County Hornets will take on the Rushville-Industry Rockets at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Brown County's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Rushville-Industry's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Thursday, Brown County didn't have quite enough to beat Beardstown and fell 8-6. The defeat continues a trend for the Hornets in their meetings with the Tigers: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Rushville-Industry was able to grind out a solid victory over Astoria/VIT on Thursday, taking the game 13-10. The Rockets haven't had any issues with the Rebels recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Brady McGinnis was a standout: he went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jason Klitz, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Rushville-Industry kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
The victory got Rushville-Industry back to even at 10-10. As for Brown County, their loss dropped their record down to 20-9.
Brown County was able to grind out a solid win over Rushville-Industry in their previous meeting back in April, winning 3-0. Will the Hornets repeat their success, or do the Rockets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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