Fort Wayne South Side is 2-8 against Fort Wayne Bishop Luers since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 5:30 p.m.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Fort Wayne South Side's offense. They fell just short of Heritage by a score of 1-0 last Thursday. That's two games in a row now that Fort Wayne South Side has lost by just one run.
Fort Wayne South Side saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Harl, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers got the win against Woodlan last Wednesday by a conclusive 26-3. The victory was just what Fort Wayne Bishop Luers needed coming off of a 15-4 defeat in their prior game.
Travis North looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
On the hitting side, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers got a massive performance out of Jacob Felger, who went 2-for-5 with four runs, four RBI, and a stolen base. Felger is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Austin West, who scored three runs while going 5-for-5.
Fort Wayne South Side's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Fort Wayne South Side suffered a grim 14-0 defeat to Fort Wayne Bishop Luers in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Fort Wayne South Side avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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