The Logansport Berries will be playing at home against the South Bend St. Joseph Huskies at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Logansport comes in on five and South Bend St. Joseph on four.
If Logansport beats South Bend St. Joseph with eight runs on Saturday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Logansport came out on top against Caston by a score of 8-4 on Thursday.
The team relied heavily on Aracyn Good, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Adrienne Scott, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, while South Bend St. Joseph put up some runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for South Bend Riley. South Bend St. Joseph had just enough and edged South Bend Riley out 1-0.
The result came thanks to Berkley Zache's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up 18 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than 11 strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, South Bend St. Joseph's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kiley Weinberg, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Logansport has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. As for South Bend St. Joseph, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Logansport has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like South Bend St. Joseph struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Logansport couldn't quite finish off South Bend St. Joseph when the teams last played back in May of 2021 and fell 5-3. Thankfully for Logansport, Savannah Hamilton (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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