The Mishawaka Cavemen will head out on the road to face off against the Goshen RedHawks at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Mishawaka is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
Mishawaka is headed out hoping to continue their success from last week, when the picked up their first road victory of the season on Thursday. They fell just short of Penn by a score of 4-3. Mishawaka has not had much luck with Penn recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Colton Handley was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits.
At the plate, Will Hartzke was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Pritchett, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Goshen fell victim to a tough 13-1 defeat at the hands of Warsaw on Wednesday. Goshen has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Goshen saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryson Wilson, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base.
Mishawaka's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 4-3. As for Goshen, their record is now 3-6.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Mishawaka has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Goshen struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.3. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Mishawaka beat Goshen 5-2 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will Mishawaka repeat their success, or does Goshen have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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