Van Wert extended their losing streak to four on Saturday, dropping their season record down to 3-8 in the process. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost an 11-10 heartbreaker at the hands of the Shawnee Indians. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Indians this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-1 on Saturday.
As for Shawnee, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-10 record this season. 11 seems to be a good number for they as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
For Shawnee's part, the team relied heavily on Riley Rhodes, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Alex Karapondo also deserves some recognition as she scored her first runs of the season.
Coming up, Van Wert will square off against Coldwater at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Shawnee, they will face off against Ottawa-Glandorf at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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