South Bend St. Joseph waltzed into their game on Saturday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Logansport Berries 3-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as South Bend St. Joseph also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2021.
Berkley Zache spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up 15 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than 11 strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Olivia Borsodi was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Riley Zache, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Logansport's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Natalee Packard gave up three earned runs on six hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Logansport saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jocelynn Vincent, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
South Bend St. Joseph has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-2 record this season. As for Logansport, their loss dropped their record down to 16-4.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat South Bend St. Joseph by a score of 6-5 later that day.
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