Jimtown was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 6-3 to the Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger Saints. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Jimtown of the 4-3 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture on Saturday.
Jimtown saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brodric Kaler, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
On Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger's side, Cole Reed tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Reed has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Lucas Collins and Michael Maddy did most of the damage at the plate: Collins scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Maddy scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Maddy has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last eight times he's played. Caden Brown was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Jimtown's defeat dropped their record down to 17-10. As for Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-8.
Jimtown will stay at home for another game and welcome South Bend St. Joseph at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. South Bend St. Joseph will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. As for Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, they will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Garrett at 5:30 p.m. Garrett is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
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