Warsaw came tearing into Friday's match with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Goshen RedHawks 6-5. That's two games straight that Warsaw has won by just one run.
Warsaw got a great performance from Reed Nelson as he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Nelson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Warsaw let Grady Nelson and Cohen Heady loose on the outfield. Nelson scored two runs while going 3-for-3, while Heady scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Goshen's side, Ryen Diaz was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Braxton Cline was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
Warsaw has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Goshen, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-10.
Warsaw will head out on the road to face off against Rochester at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Warsaw is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road. As for Goshen, they will take on Westview at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Westview is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
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