Baseball Game Preview: Wabash Heads Out

By Team Reports May 3, 2024, 4:17am

Baseball Preview: Wabash Apaches vs. North Miami Warriors

Wabash is 7-1 against North Miami since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Wabash Apaches will be staying on the road to face off against the North Miami Warriors at 5:30 p.m. Wabash will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.

Wabash will head into Wednesday's game ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played on Tuesday but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on Wednesday was a bit more commanding. They lost 16-6 to Peru.

Keaton Fields made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

Meanwhile, North Miami came up short against Northfield on Thursday and fell 11-6. North Miami has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Braylon McIntire was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Quinn Hostetler was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.

Wabash has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-5 record this season. As for North Miami, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10.

Wabash beat North Miami 7-2 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was North Miami's Austin Smith, who pitched 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Now that he won't be playing on Monday, will it be that much easier for Wabash to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.

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