Wildcats
| 04/24/25 vs East Chicago Central | 13 |
| 04/03/25 vs La Lumiere | 12 |
| 04/22/25 vs South Bend Washington | 8 |
| 04/16/25 @ Elkhart | 2 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask South Bend Riley). They blew past the East Chicago Central Cardinals 13-1 on Thursday. Considering the Wildcats have won three contests by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Uriah Orozco was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. He has become a key player for South Bend Riley: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 1-6 otherwise. Orozco was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one double.
In other batting news, Carson Meadimber was excellent, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, one run, and one double. Lucas Wyckoff also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
South Bend Riley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matches.
South Bend Riley's victory bumped their record up to 3-7. As for East Chicago Central, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
When South Bend Riley and East Chicago Central next hit the field, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. The Wildcats will try to stop Mishawaka's three-game winning streak when they meet at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, East Chicago Central will face off against Hammond Morton and their three-game winning streak at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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