Baseball Preview: Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran Cadets vs. Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger Saints
Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran is 1-9 against Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran Cadets will head out on the road to square off against the Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger Saints at 5:30 p.m.
Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran is is headed into Wednesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Tuesday. They fell just short of Fort Wayne Bishop Luers by a score of 4-3.
Jack Andrews was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits.
At the plate, Carter Ripke was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Brody Fischer, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, while Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger put up plenty of runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Fort Wayne South Side. Everything went Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger's way against Fort Wayne South Side as Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger made off with a 16-0 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Lucas Collins looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger got a massive performance out of Brayton Thomas, who went 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, a triple, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Zimmerman, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran's defeat dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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