Baseball Preview: Mishawaka Cavemen vs. Penn Kingsmen
Mishawaka has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Thursday. They will face off against the Penn Kingsmen at 5:00 p.m. Mishawaka is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
If Mishawaka beats Penn with six runs on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Mishawaka sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over Wawasee on Wednesday.
Landon Johns tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, Cooper Pritchett was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Penn never let their opponents score on Wednesday. They walked away with a 5-0 victory over Elkhart.
Mishawaka's record is now 4-2. As for Penn, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Mishawaka suffered a grim 13-4 defeat to Penn when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Mishawaka avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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