Fort Wayne Wayne came into Friday's match having lost eight straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They blew past the Lakewood Park Christian Panthers 19-2 on Friday. With that victory, the Generals brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Kaleb Richards made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Cash Gaines
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In other batting news, Cash Gaines was a standout: he got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four runs and two stolen bases. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Ethaun Thomas was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.
Fort Wayne Wayne always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .622. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Fort Wayne Wayne's win bumped their record up to 5-10. As for Lakewood Park Christian, they dropped their record down to 2-14 with the defeat, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Fort Wayne Wayne and Lakewood Park Christian could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings. The Generals will face off against Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (302 vs. 48). Meanwhile, Lakewood Park Christian (ranked 357th) will meet Fremont (ranked 106th) at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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