The South Bend Saint Joseph Huskies will face off against the South Bend Adams Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (South Bend Saint Joseph has six straight victories, South Bend Adams has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
South Bend Saint Joseph had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Mishawaka Marian on Wednesday. The Huskies were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over the Knights. Considering the Huskies have won four contests by more than eight runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Jacob Snyder looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
On the hitting side, South Bend Saint Joseph got a big performance out of A.J. LaSane, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Dallas Downey, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
South Bend Saint Joseph was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .440. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.
Chesterton hit South Bend Adams with a nine-run first inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Eagles came up short against the Trojans, falling 12-2.
South Bend Adams saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was EVAN WHITT, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
South Bend Saint Joseph's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for South Bend Adams, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
South Bend Adams' pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: South Bend Saint Joseph hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .372. It's a different story for South Bend Adams, though, as they've only averaged .217. Will they be able to contain South Bend Saint Joseph's hitters?
South Bend Saint Joseph skirted past South Bend Adams 5-4 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Will the Huskies repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
