Baseball Preview: South Bend St. Joseph Huskies vs. Illiana Christian Vikings
The South Bend St. Joseph Huskies will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Illiana Christian Vikings at 5:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
South Bend St. Joseph's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Wednesday, when they got past Glenn's usually-dominant pitching crew. South Bend St. Joseph blew past Glenn 12-4.
Jacob Snyder spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits.
On the hitting side, South Bend St. Joseph got a massive performance out of Joe Washburn, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayce Lee, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Illiana Christian came into Monday's contest having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They never let Hammond Bishop Noll onto the board and left with a 10-0 win on Monday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Illiana Christian considering their two-run performance the game before.
Gavin Meyer made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meyer was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
In other pitching news, Armaan Sen looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Isaac VanderWoude was incredible, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Aaron Gouwens, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
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 15-5 record this season. As for Illiana Christian, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-7.
Both the pair just can't seem to miss. South Bend St. Joseph has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10 hits per game. However, it's not like Illiana Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 4.7. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
South Bend St. Joseph beat Illiana Christian 6-1 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Will South Bend St. Joseph repeat their success, or does Illiana Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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