Baseball Preview: Wawasee Warriors vs. Churubusco Eagles
Wawasee is 3-0 against Churubusco since May of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Wawasee Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the Churubusco Eagles at 5:30 p.m. Wawasee will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
On Thursday, Wawasee earned a 7-4 victory over Columbia City.
Meanwhile, Churubusco was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 9-6 to Central Noble.
Keaton Blessing was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he pitched six innings while giving up four earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Blessing was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Blessing wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Bransen Hart, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Brennan Gaff, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Churubusco didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. This was only their 13th loss (out of 19 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Wawasee's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-13. As for Churubusco, their record is now 5-18-1.
Wawasee skirted past Churubusco 8-6 when the teams last played back in May of 2022. Does Wawasee have another victory up their sleeve, or will Churubusco turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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