South Bend St. Joseph is 6-1 against South Bend Riley since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The South Bend St. Joseph Huskies will be playing in front of their home fans against the South Bend Riley Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
South Bend Riley is hoping to do on Wednesday what Jimtown couldn't on Monday: put an end to South Bend St. Joseph's winning streak, which now stands at three games. South Bend St. Joseph blew past Jimtown 16-6.
Olivia Borsodi was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing six innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Borsodi was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Payton Wulf was incredible, firing off two home runs, six RBI, and four runs while going 4-for-4. Riley Zache was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with a home run and three runs.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for South Bend Riley, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They put the hurt on Glenn with a sharp 12-2 victory on Monday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for South Bend Riley considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Like South Bend St. Joseph, South Bend Riley also got a great game from a two-way player: ELLIANA GONZALES. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. GONZALES was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, LEXINGTON JENKINS was incredible, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with four RBI, a run, and a double. Another player making a difference was CHLOE WHITMER, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI and a double.
South Bend St. Joseph has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2 record this season. As for South Bend Riley, their win bumped their record up to 11-6.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. South Bend St. Joseph hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like South Bend Riley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
South Bend St. Joseph took their victory against South Bend Riley in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 10-0. Does South Bend St. Joseph have another victory up their sleeve, or will South Bend Riley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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