South Bend St. Joseph is 8-1 against Glenn since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The South Bend St. Joseph Huskies will be playing in front of their home fans against the Glenn Falcons at 5:00 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
South Bend St. Joseph is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Penn just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Kingsmen by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty 17 runs in the game before, South Bend St. Joseph couldn't push the score so high this time.
Brody Zielinski was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Zielinski has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Zielinski was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other pitching news, South Bend St. Joseph got a good showing from Tommy Eck, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
Zielinski wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Owen Futa, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Glenn unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Monday. They lost 11-5 to New Prairie.
South Bend St. Joseph's loss dropped their record down to 14-4. As for Glenn, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-7-1.
Both the pair just can't seem to miss. South Bend St. Joseph has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.1 hits per game. However, it's not like Glenn struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 4.1. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
South Bend St. Joseph took their win against Glenn in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 17-4. Does South Bend St. Joseph have another victory up their sleeve, or will Glenn turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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