Baseball Recap: Mishawaka Cavemen vs. Wawasee Warriors
Mishawaka won against Plymouth last Monday with six runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. The Mishawaka Cavemen sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over the Wawasee Warriors. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Mishawaka.
Mishawaka got a great performance from Landon Johns as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Cooper Pritchett, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Wawasee's side, Reed Reidenbach made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and a double.
Even though they lost, Wawasee didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mishawaka only tossed three.
Mishawaka's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Wawasee, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-2.
Mishawaka will head out on the road to take on Penn at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mishawaka is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road dating back to last season. As for Wawasee, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against NorthWood at 5:00 p.m. Wawasee is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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