Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran is 0-5 against Carroll since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran Cadets will head out on the road to challenge the Carroll Chargers at 12:00 p.m. Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran will be strutting in after a win while Carroll will be coming in after a defeat.
Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran gave up the first runs on Thursday, but they didn't let that get them down. They put the hurt on Fort Wayne Wayne with a sharp 10-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran.
Jack Andrews made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Andrews has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Andrews was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jalen Campos, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Zane Bultemeyer, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Carroll's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of Norwell by a score of 2-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Carroll has not been shut out since back in March.
Carroll saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Conner Barkel, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-15. As for Carroll, their loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-9.
Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran might still be hurting after the 7-0 defeat they got from Carroll in their previous meeting back in May of 2022. Thankfully for Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, Jordan Malott (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over 6.2 innings pitched) 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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