The Concord Minutemen are on the road again on Saturday to play the Mishawaka Cavemen at 11:00 a.m. Concord's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Mishawaka's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Concord is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They never let Goshen onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory.
The result came thanks to Joey Hauger's shutout, as he gave up just four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Concord's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Noah Norwood, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Mishawaka was able to grind out a solid victory over La Porte on Monday, taking the game 6-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Mishawaka.
Brady Gallo tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits.
At the plate, Cooper Pritchett was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Gage Spychalski, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Concord is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-10 record this season. As for Mishawaka, they now have a winning record of 15-14.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Concord has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Mishawaka struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.4. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Concord came up short against Mishawaka when the teams last played on May 8th, falling 10-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mishawaka's Trey DeBroka, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Now that Concord knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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