Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran is 0-10 against Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran Cadets will be staying on the road to face off against the Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger Saints at 11:00 a.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Leo and snuck past 8-6.
Carter Ripke and Luke Bultemeier made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Ripke tossed eight innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off ten hits. Meanwhile, Bultemeier pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Ripke has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Ripke scored a run while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances, while Bultemeier scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-5.
In other batting news, Jalen Campos was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in four of his seven plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger waltzed into their match on Saturday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Hornets 5-4.
Lucas Collins tossed a big game, tossing 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits.
At the plate, Owen Zimmerman was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was KC Pieper, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-17 record this season. As for Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, their victory bumped their record up to 22-8.
Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran came up short against Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger when the teams last played on May 1st, falling 7-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger's Aslan Nolan, who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Now that Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran 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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