After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Fairfield, Wawasee was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They walked away with an 11-7 win over the Manchester Squires. With that victory, the Warriors brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.
Olivia Kirchbaum spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and four unearned) runs on eight hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk any time she's pitched this season.
Hadley Allen
| 04/17/26 vs Manchester | 4 |
| 05/26/25 vs Columbia City | 3 |
| 05/10/25 @ Carroll | 3 |
| 04/14/26 vs Columbia City | 2 |
| 04/02/26 vs Elkhart | 2 |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Hadley Allen, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. Abbagail Willy was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one run.
Wawasee was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Wawasee's win bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Manchester, they dropped their record down to 0-4 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Looking ahead, Wawasee will venture away from home to square off against Triton at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Trojans have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 15.5 runs per game on average), something the Warriors will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Manchester, they will host Fremont at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Eagles have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.17 runs per game on average), something the Squires will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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