After losing to Columbia City the last time they met, Wawasee decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Wawasee Warriors came out on top against the Columbia City Eagles by a score of 7-4 on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Wawasee.
Kane Dukes was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Kaleb Salazar was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
On Columbia City's side, Brady Schroeder made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Grayson Bradberry, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Wawasee's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-13. As for Columbia City, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-10.
Wawasee will head out on the road to take on Churubusco at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Wawasee is facing Churubusco at the right time seeing as Churubusco is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Columbia City, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Fort Wayne Northrop at 5:45 p.m. Columbia City's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Fort Wayne Northrop's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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