Tippecanoe Valley is on a three-game streak of home losses, and Fort Wayne Crusaders a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Monday. The Tippecanoe Valley Vikings will look to defend their home field against Fort Wayne Crusaders at 5:30 p.m. Tippecanoe Valley has given up an average of 13.6 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Tippecanoe Valley fell victim to Jimtown and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They came up short against the Jimmies, falling 11-0.
Tippecanoe Valley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Paxton, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
Indianapolis Kings hit Fort Wayne Crusaders with a four-run seventh inning on Saturday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. Fort Wayne Crusaders fell just short of Indianapolis Kings by a score of 5-4. That's two games in a row now that Fort Wayne Crusaders has lost by just one run.
Tyler Schifferns made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and one run. Hudson Merica also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Tippecanoe Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Fort Wayne Crusaders, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
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