The Mishawaka Marian Knights will head out on the road to face off against the South Bend Adams Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Mishawaka Marian is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Mishawaka Marian will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Friday, then bounced right back against Wawasee on Saturday. Mishawaka Marian walked away with an 11-7 victory over Wawasee.
Cameron Bortone was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-2. Evann Schmidtendorf was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, South Bend Adams narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Concord 3-1.
AIDAN MICINSKI spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, South Bend Adams saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was KAI WHITLOW, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Mishawaka Marian has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for South Bend Adams, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 15-4.
Everything went Mishawaka Marian's way against South Bend Adams in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Mishawaka Marian made off with a 6-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mishawaka Marian since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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