Winamac is 10-0 against Culver Community since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Winamac Warriors will be playing at home against the Culver Community Cavaliers at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Winamac has three straight victories, Culver Community has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Winamac's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Culver Community 6-0.
Brody Wenzler was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over 6.2 innings pitched. Wenzler has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Wenzler was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Wenzler wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was John Malchow, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Addison Allen, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Winamac has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Culver Community, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Winamac has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Culver Community struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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