Baseball Preview: Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian Braves vs. Fort Wayne Canterbury Cavaliers
Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian is 8-0 against Fort Wayne Canterbury since May of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian Braves will head out on the road to square off against the Fort Wayne Canterbury Cavaliers at 5:30 p.m. Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian will be strutting in after a win while Fort Wayne Canterbury will be coming in after a defeat.
Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Fort Wayne Wayne 18-5. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian.
Parker Bennett was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. Bennett was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian got a massive performance out of Aiden Muldoon, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Muldoon has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Samuel Schwartz was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Fort Wayne Canterbury unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 5-2 to Churubusco. Fort Wayne Canterbury has not had much luck with Churubusco recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Fort Wayne Canterbury saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was JP Rohwer, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Reed Hayes, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-7. As for Fort Wayne Canterbury, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Fort Wayne Canterbury struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.5. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian took their win against Fort Wayne Canterbury in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 9-1. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Fort Wayne Canterbury's Weston Hanks, who pitched 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and seven unearned) runs off seven hits. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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