Baseball Game Preview: Mishawaka Marian Knights vs. Elkhart Lions

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Previous Games

05/15/24 - Away	12-1 W
05/01/24 - Home	4-2 W
05/17/23 - Home	7-6 W
05/03/23 - Away	7-2 W
05/20/22 - Away	18-0 W
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Mishawaka Marian has gone a perfect 7-0 against Elkhart recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Knights will square off against the Lions at 5:30 p.m. Mishawaka Marian is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.

Mishawaka Marian came into this matchup off a tough six-run defeat on Saturday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Logansport by a score of 3-1 on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Knights have suffered since April 24th.

Cade Briones was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Those three hits allowed gave him a new career-low.

Meanwhile, Elkhart didn't have quite enough to beat Glenn on Monday and fell 5-4.

Max Shreiner was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run, one stolen base, and two RBI.

Elkhart dropped their record down to 11-8 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Mishawaka Marian, their loss dropped their record down to 7-11.

Everything went Mishawaka Marian's way against Elkhart when the teams last played back in May of 2024, as Mishawaka Marian made off with a 12-1 win. Do the Knights have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lions turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.