Fort Wayne Snider has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to square off against the Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian Braves at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Fort Wayne Snider is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against DeKalb on Wednesday. Fort Wayne Snider fell just short of DeKalb by a score of 1-0. One reason for the loss might be the Panthers' aggressive play style: three Fort Wayne Snider players were handed yellow cards.
Meanwhile, Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian came up short against Columbia City on Thursday and fell 3-1. That's two games in a row now that the Braves have lost by exactly two goals.
Their goal came courtesy of
Shalom Opliger, who's now up to six this season.
Fort Wayne Snider's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-2.
Fort Wayne Snider was able to grind out a solid win over Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian when the teams last played back in August of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fort Wayne Snider since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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