The Fort Wayne South Side Archers will square off against the Fort Wayne Wayne Generals at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Fort Wayne South Side will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Fort Wayne South Side is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Fort Wayne North Side a 21-0 shutout on Saturday. The Archers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by ten runs or more this season.
Cameron Culver made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Fort Wayne South Side is 3-1 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 1-7 otherwise. Culver was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
Adrian Belch - Watson
| 04/26/25 @ Fort Wayne North Side | 4 |
| 04/26/25 @ Fort Wayne North Side | 3 |
| 04/22/25 @ Lakewood Park Christian | 2 |
| 04/05/25 @ Angola | 2 |
| 04/21/25 @ Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran | 1 |
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In other batting news, Fort Wayne South Side got a massive performance out of Adrian Belch - Watson, who went 3-for-4 with four runs and two stolen bases. Belch - Watson has become a key player for the Archers: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 0-8 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Pancake, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
Fort Wayne South Side kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.6 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 10.
Meanwhile, Fort Wayne Wayne came up short against Fort Wayne Bishop Luers on Saturday, falling 14-2. The Generals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Fort Wayne Wayne saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eric Echeverria, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
Fort Wayne South Side pushed their record up to 4-8 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 19.7 runs over those games. As for Fort Wayne Wayne, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Fort Wayne South Side has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Fort Wayne Wayne struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Fort Wayne South Side skirted past Fort Wayne Wayne 6-4 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Do the Archers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Generals turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
