The New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly Vipers will venture away from home to challenge the Pittsfield Saukees at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly fell victim to Pleasant Plains and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cardinals. The Vipers haven't had much luck with the Cardinals recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Pittsfield's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Rushville-Industry on Tuesday. The Saukees were the clear victors by a 10-4 margin over Carrollton. Considering the Saukees have won 11 games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Brody Tomhave looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Lane Foster and Jacob Hull did most of the damage at the plate: Foster got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Hull got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That's the most RBI Foster has posted since back in May of 2024. Draven Puterbaugh was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and one run.
New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly now has a losing record of 9-10. As for Pittsfield, their win bumped their record up to 15-6.
New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly came out on top in a nail-biter against Pittsfield in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vipers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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