Garrett is 1-9 against Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Garrett Railroaders will face off against the Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger Saints at 5:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Garrett took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over Lakeland.
Garrett saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Danthony Harter, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Gage Pyck, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. They came out on top against the Jimmies by a score of 6-3.
Cole Reed tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, 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 is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last eight games he's played. Another player making a difference was Caden Brown, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Garrett's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-11. As for Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Garrett has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Garrett came up short against Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger in their previous meeting last Wednesday, falling 4-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Collins, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Now that Garrett knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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