Baseball Preview: South Bend St. Joseph Huskies vs. Jimtown Jimmies
South Bend St. Joseph is 7-2 against Jimtown since June of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The South Bend St. Joseph Huskies will head out on the road to face off against the Jimtown Jimmies at 5:00 p.m. South Bend St. Joseph is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
South Bend St. Joseph is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: South Bend Adams, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (South Bend St. Joseph was ranked tenth). South Bend St. Joseph had just enough and edged South Bend Adams out 5-4.
South Bend St. Joseph saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ben Van Fleit, who went 3-for-3 with a double. Another player making a difference was Holden Hardisty, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Jimtown waltzed into their contest on Thursday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They walked away with a 5-1 victory over the Chargers.
South Bend St. Joseph has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. As for Jimtown, their win bumped their record up to 12-4.
Both the pair just can't seem to miss. South Bend St. Joseph has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.4 hits per game. However, it's not like Jimtown struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5.6. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Everything went South Bend St. Joseph's way against Jimtown in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as South Bend St. Joseph made off with a 9-3 victory. Will South Bend St. Joseph repeat their success, or does Jimtown have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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