Leo has won seven straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Elkhart has won seven straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Saturday. Leo will host Elkhart at 11:00 a.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Leo's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They walked away with a 5-0 victory over Homestead. The Lions haven't had any issues with the Spartans recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.
Carley Funk was incredible, going 1-for-2 with one home run and two runs.
Meanwhile, Elkhart got the win against Wawasee last Thursday by a conclusive 14-4.
Laci Stimac made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Stimac was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. That's the most runs she has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ava Walker, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Addison Reid, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Elkhart was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wawasee only posted a batting average of .211.
Elkhart's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Leo, their win bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.
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