The Elkhart Lions will be playing in front of their home fans against the NorthWood Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Elkhart unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Monday. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Jimtown. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, Elkhart couldn't push the score so high this time.
Brennon Whickcar was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over 4.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, Elkhart saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Quinn Rost, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
NorthWood never got on the board in their matchup two weeks ago, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against West Noble on Monday. Everything went their way against the Chargers as they made off with a 19-7 victory. With that win, NorthWood brought their scoring average up to 8.2 runs per game.
Dawson Kemp looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Nate Dutkowski was a standout: he scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Landon Perry was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Having lost for the first time this season, Elkhart fell to 3-1. As for NorthWood, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2.
Elkhart couldn't quite finish off NorthWood when the teams last played back in April of 2023 and fell 5-3. Thankfully for Elkhart, Cody Lambert (who struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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