The Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran Cadets will look to defend their home field on Monday against the East Noble Knights at 5:30 p.m. Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran is out to stop a eight-game streak of losses at home.
Last Friday, Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran came up short against Fort Wayne North Side and fell 5-2.
Carter Ripke spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered five earned runs on eight hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Belschner, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, East Noble put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Everything went their way against New Haven as East Noble made off with an 11-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for East Noble.
East Noble also got a great performance from Luke Mast as he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Gunner Wiley was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Ian Ramey was another key contributor, scoring four runs while going 1-for-3.
Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran's defeat dropped their record down to 3-14. As for East Noble, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season.
Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran took their victory against East Noble in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 11-5. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was East Noble's Owen Ritchie, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and a stolen base. Now that he won't be playing on Monday, will it be that much easier for Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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