Goshen has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Elkhart Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Goshen will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Last Thursday, Goshen had just enough and edged East Noble out 4-3. That's two games straight that Goshen has won by just one run.
Damian Castillo was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Colton Rapp, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
Meanwhile, neither Elkhart nor Edwardsburg could gain the upper hand on Monday so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw.
Goshen has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-13 record this season. With that draw, Elkhart's record moves to 14-10-1.
Goshen came up short against Elkhart in their previous matchup back in March, falling 6-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Elkhart's Carson Pollard, who pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Now that Goshen knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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