Baseball Game Preview: South Bend Washington Panthers vs. Mishawaka Marian Knights

For the second straight game, South Bend Washington will face off against Mishawaka Marian. The Panthers will welcome the Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. South Bend Washington has given up an average of 10.6 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

South Bend Washington is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Saturday, they were much more limited against Mishawaka Marian on Tuesday. They came up short against the Knights, falling 19-1. The Panthers have struggled against the Knights recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost meeting.

For Mishawaka Marian's part, Brady Nitz and Jake VanBruaene did most of the damage at the plate: Nitz went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while VanBruaene got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and two RBI. Those two runs gave VanBruaene a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ryne O'Hara, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs and one double.

Mishawaka Marian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .659. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive matchups.

The victory got Mishawaka Marian back to even at 6-6. As for South Bend Washington, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.