The Wawasee Warriors will head out on the road to take on the Columbia City Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Wawasee is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
On Wednesday, Wawasee sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 victory over Concord.
Meanwhile, Columbia City entered their tilt with Angola with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They walked away with a 5-1 win over the Hornets on Wednesday.
Stephen Kneller spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
On the hitting side, Columbia City's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Trey Deckman, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Wawasee's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-13. As for Columbia City, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season.
Wawasee suffered a grim 19-9 defeat to Columbia City in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Wawasee avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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