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Indianapolis HS Snaps Petersen%27s Streak at 25: For 25 straight games%2C Tom Petersen tried to ignore his hitting streak. It wasn%27t easy.%0A%0AWell%2C the 17-year-old Masconomet HS Chieftans third baseman can forget about it now -- it%27s over%2C courtesy of the Indianapolis HS Rifles. The Rifles held him hitless in 5 at-bats at Rifles Ballpark today and snapped his consecutive-game hitting string at 25.%0A%0AThere was at least one good note to the end of the streak%2C however%2C as the Chieftans took the win by the score of 5-2.%0A%0A%22I tried to ignore it for weeks%2C but you guys in the media wouldn%27t let me%2C%22 he joked with reporters after the game. %22I%27m looking forward to some peace and quiet now.%22%0A%0AThis year Petersen has collected a .406 batting average to date with 39 hits in 96 at-bats%2C 34 RBIs%2C 6 home runs and scored 22 times. He has played in 22 games. %0A