Baseball Recap: Angola Wins Going Away Against Tippecanoe Valley

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Columbia City, Angola was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Tippecanoe Valley Vikings as they made off with a 13-3 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Hornets considering their two-run performance the contest before.

Landon Leach

Runs

04/24/25 @ Garrett	3
05/24/25 vs Tippecanoe Valley	2
05/15/25 vs Central Noble	2
05/22/25 vs Prairie Heights	1
05/17/25 vs Bronson	1
+ 4 more games

The team relied heavily on Landon Leach, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. He has become a key player for Angola: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 7-14 otherwise. Jackson Steury was another key player, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and one run.

Angola always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .531. They are 4-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Angola is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-14 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.6 runs over those games. As for Tippecanoe Valley, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-20 record this season.

Angola and Tippecanoe Valley are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. The Hornets will square off against Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Tippecanoe Valley, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against West Noble at 2:00 p.m.