The Mishawaka Marian Knights will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the LaVille Lancers at 3:00 p.m. on Friday.
Mishawaka Marian is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after starting their season on the road. They fell 8-5 to NorthWood on Tuesday.
Mishawaka Marian got a good showing from Cade Briones, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.
On the hitting side, Mishawaka Marian saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Maloney, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, LaVille took care of business in their home opener (and then some) on Tuesday. They never let South Bend Riley get on the board and left with a 10-0 win.
Brayden Schwitz made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Schwitz was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March of 2024.
In other batting news, Griffen Smith was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-1. Caleb Howard was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
LaVille always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .581. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Bend Riley only posted an OBP of .143.
Mishawaka Marian was able to grind out a solid victory over LaVille in their previous meeting back in May of 2021, winning 7-4. Will the Knights repeat their success, or do the Lancers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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