Softball Preview: Tippecanoe Valley Vikings vs. Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran Cadets
Tippecanoe Valley is 0-3 against Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Tippecanoe Valley Vikings will be playing at home against the Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran Cadets at 9:00 a.m. Neither Tippecanoe Valley nor Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Tippecanoe Valley's hitters might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Knox on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Redskins by a score of 1-0.
Dalynne Bussard spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up 14 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Tippecanoe Valley didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Knox only tossed seven.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 10-0 walloping at the hands of Norwell on Thursday. The shutout was out of character for Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Tippecanoe Valley's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-5. As for Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Tippecanoe Valley came up short against Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran in their previous matchup back in April of 2019, falling 15-11. Can Tippecanoe Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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