The Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran Cadets will face off against the South Adams Starfires at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Homestead on Thursday. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Spartans.
South Adams never got on the board in their matchup on Wednesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Bluffton on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 16-1 victory. Considering the Starfires have won seven contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Riley Bollenbacher made a splash no matter where she played. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Bollenbacher was also solid in the batter's box, earning three runs and two stolen bases. Those two stolen bases gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Bekah Patterson was incredible, going 2-for-3 with four runs, two stolen bases, and three RBI. Those four runs gave her a new career-high. Avery Brown was another key player, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
South Adams always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .543. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bluffton only posted an OBP of .286.
Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for South Adams, their win bumped their record up to 8-1.
Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to South Adams in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Cadets avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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