The Wawasee Warriors will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Goshen RedHawks at 5:30 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Wawasee took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They won by a run and slipped past Plymouth 4-3.
Wawasee's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Mack, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Goshen won against Plymouth on Monday with four runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. Goshen had just enough and edged Concord out 4-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Goshen.
Jace Hershberger made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Hershberger was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Quinn Shreiner Landes, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, a double, and an RBI.
The victory got Wawasee back to even at 5-5. As for Goshen, their win bumped their record up to 5-7.
Wawasee might still be hurting after the 15-4 defeat they got from Goshen when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Wawasee avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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