The Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran Cadets will take on the Angola Hornets at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran has given up an average of 10.2 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Thursday. They lost 11-1 to Fort Wayne Bishop Luers.
Meanwhile, Angola got the win against West Noble on Thursday by a conclusive 10-2. The victory continues a trend for the Hornets in their matchups with the Chargers: they've now won seven in a row.
Landen Bussard made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and not a single walk). He has become a key player for Angola: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 2-10 otherwise. Bussard was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with one RBI. That RBI marked the first that he has brought in this season.
In other batting news, Korbin Roan and Myles Steury did most of the damage at the plate: Roan went 2-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base, while Steury went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run. That's the most hits Steury has posted since back in May of 2024. Jaxon Ritter was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and one run.
Angola kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.5 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 9.2.
Angola's win bumped their record up to 4-11. As for Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9.
Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran took their victory against Angola when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 11-3 score. Will the Cadets repeat their success, or do the Hornets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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