Carmel won the last time they faced Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, and things went their way in Saturday's second game too. The Carmel Greyhounds had just enough and edged the Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger Saints out 10-9. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Carmel.
For Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger's part, Owen Zimmerman and Brayton Thomas stepped up to the plate in a big way. Zimmerman scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4, while Thomas scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Houston Ellinger, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Carmel's win bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, their defeat was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Carmel will face off against Westfield at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Westfield: 1.7, Carmel: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, they will be staying on the road in Tuesday's first game to face off against Fort Wayne Bishop Luers at 5:30 p.m. Fort Wayne Bishop Luers is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.6 runs per game this season.
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