Baseball Game Preview: Fort Wayne Canterbury Cavaliers vs. Lakewood Park Christian Panthers

The Fort Wayne Canterbury Cavaliers will take on the Lakewood Park Christian Panthers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Fort Wayne Canterbury came into their game on Friday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Heritage, falling 12-2. Surprisingly, this marked the Cavaliers' fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.

Fort Wayne Canterbury saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Landgraf, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run.

Meanwhile, Lakewood Park Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 12-6 to Churubusco.

Gavin Shinn made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base. Caleb Schlabach was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and one run.

Fort Wayne Canterbury dropped their record down to 10-8 with the loss, which was their third straight at home. As for Lakewood Park Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-17.

Fort Wayne Canterbury was able to grind out a solid win over Lakewood Park Christian in their previous meeting back in April, winning 12-9. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cavaliers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.