The Concord Minutemen will face off against the Wawasee Warriors at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Concord's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Wawasee has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
On Saturday, Concord made easy work of Elkhart Christian Academy and carried off a 14-4 win. The victory continues a trend for the Minutemen in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won six in a row.
Concord let Esmeralda Perez and Laela Moore run wild. Perez went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base, while Moore went 2-for-3 with two triples, two runs, and two RBI. Those two triples gave Moore a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Rheagan Stafford, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Concord was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .538. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Wawasee's offense. They lost 12-0 to East Noble on Saturday. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Warriors' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Wawasee's loss dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Concord, their win bumped their record up to 8-5.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Concord hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Wawasee struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Concord might still be hurting after the 16-4 defeat they got from Wawasee in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Minutemen avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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