Softball Preview: Fort Wayne Bishop Luers Knights vs. South Adams Starfires
The Fort Wayne Bishop Luers Knights are on the road again on Saturday to play the South Adams Starfires at 11:00 a.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They walked away with a 10-6 victory over Whitko. The high-scoring effort was just what Fort Wayne Bishop Luers needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
MJ Brell was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Reese Schimmele, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, South Adams can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. They blew past Bluffton 9-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for South Adams.
South Adams also got a great performance from Gracy Bixler as she tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Bixler has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Shea Alberson, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-4. Mackenzie Neuenschwander was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run.
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers' win bumped their record up to 8-15. As for South Adams, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-4 record this season.
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers suffered a grim 14-6 defeat to South Adams in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Fort Wayne Bishop Luers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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