Baseball Game Preview: Fort Wayne Snider Panthers vs. Penn Kingsmen

The Fort Wayne Snider Panthers will challenge the Penn Kingsmen at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a eight-game winning streak alive.

On Thursday, it was close, but Fort Wayne Snider sidestepped Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger for a 4-2 victory.

Landen Fry

Hits Against

05/22/25 vs Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger	1
05/15/25 @ Fort Wayne South Side	2
05/08/25 @ Fort Wayne Wayne	2

Landen Fry spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on one hit. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Brandon Logan was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.

Meanwhile, Penn faced South Bend Saint Joseph in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Kingsmen had just enough and edged out the Huskies 11-10. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.

Penn pushed their record up to 23-1 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. As for Fort Wayne Snider, their win bumped their record up to 21-4.

Fort Wayne Snider suffered a grim 10-3 defeat to Penn in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Will the Panthers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.