Baseball Preview: Fort Wayne Canterbury Cavaliers vs. Churubusco Eagles
Fort Wayne Canterbury is 1-7 against Churubusco since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Fort Wayne Canterbury Cavaliers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Churubusco Eagles at 5:30 p.m. Fort Wayne Canterbury will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Fort Wayne Canterbury gave up the first runs last Monday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Fremont and snuck past 6-5.
Noah Hayes and Reed Hayes did most of the damage at the plate: Hayes went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI, while Hayes went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, Churubusco was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 11-0 to Heritage. Considering the last time Churubusco couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard.
Churubusco saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Brown, who went 2-for-2 with a double.
Fort Wayne Canterbury is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-5 record this season. As for Churubusco, their loss dropped their record down to 3-14-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Fort Wayne Canterbury has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Churubusco struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Fort Wayne Canterbury suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Churubusco in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will Fort Wayne Canterbury have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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