Adams Central is 0-6 against Fort Wayne Bishop Luers since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Adams Central Flying Jets are on the road again to play the Fort Wayne Bishop Luers Knights at 5:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Adams Central is headed out hoping to continue their success from last week, when they picked up their first road win of the season on Monday. They fell just short of Eastside by a score of 2-1.
Ethan Funk was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Funk has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Funk was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Funk wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jack Hamilton, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Even though they lost, Adams Central didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 17 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers' good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They lost 8-1 to Fort Wayne Northrop. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers couldn't push the score so high this time.
Ben Kiracofe made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Adams Central's defeat ended a 12-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 17-10. As for Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, their record now sits at 15-11.
Wednesday's matchup might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. Adams Central has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .462. However, it's not like Fort Wayne Bishop Luers struggles in that department as they've averaged .434. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Adams Central might still be hurting after the 8-2 loss they got from Fort Wayne Bishop Luers when the teams last played on May 6th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fort Wayne Bishop Luers' Daniel Murphy, who tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Now that Adams Central knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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