Softball Game Preview: Elkhart Will Face Warsaw

By Team Reports May 18, 2024, 3:23am

Softball Preview: Elkhart Lions vs. Warsaw Tigers

Elkhart is 5-0 against Warsaw since May of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Elkhart Lions will face off against the Warsaw Tigers at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Elkhart has five straight wins, Warsaw has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Elkhart can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. They put the hurt on Concord with a sharp 11-1 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Elkhart considering their one-run performance the contest before.

Bailey Harris-Rogers was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Natalie Smith, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.

Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Warsaw's offense. They lost 10-0 to Tippecanoe Valley on Friday. That's two games in a row now that Warsaw has lost by exactly ten runs.

Elkhart pushed their record up to 13-8 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Warsaw, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-21.

Elkhart took their victory against Warsaw when the teams last played on Tuesday by a conclusive 16-0. Will Elkhart repeat their success, or does Warsaw have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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