Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hobart). They blew past the Portage Indians 15-9 on Saturday. With that victory, the Brickies brought their scoring average up to 7.5 runs per game.
Emili Knestrict
| 04/12/25 @ Portage | 4 |
| 05/30/24 vs Lake Central | 2 |
| 04/01/25 vs Chesterton | 1 |
| 05/23/24 vs Portage | 1 |
| 05/15/24 vs Hammond Central | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Emili Knestrict, who fired off three home runs, four runs, and two stolen bases while going 3-for-4. Those four runs gave her a new career-high. Riley Weber also deserves some recognition as she scored her first run of the season.
Knestrict wasn't the only one working in the home run department: Hobart lost a few balls and finished the game with four home runs. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Portage only launched one home run.
The win got Hobart back to even at 2-2. As for Portage, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-2.
Hobart has already played their next matchup, a 6-5 victory against La Porte on the 12th. As for Portage, they will head out on the road to challenge Crown Point at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Bulldogs will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something the Indians surely won't give up without a fight.
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