The Warsaw Tigers have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Mishawaka Marian Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Warsaw is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
Warsaw's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Mishawaka on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Cavemen by a score of 2-0. The shutout was out of character for Warsaw seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in April.
Zac Miller spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on two hits. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
At the plate, Warsaw saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Khareus Miller, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Mishawaka Marian can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Elkhart with a sharp 12-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Mishawaka Marian.
Cole Hundt made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Hundt has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Hundt was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Mishawaka Marian let Evann Schmidtendorf and Bryce Lasane loose on the outfield. Schmidtendorf went 2-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run, while Lasane scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryan Curylo, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Warsaw's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-6. As for Mishawaka Marian, their win was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-9.
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