The South Bend Adams Eagles will square off against the La Porte Slicers at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (South Bend Adams: 2.7, La Porte: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
South Bend Adams is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Saturday, just like they did against Bremen (and have done all season long). South Bend Adams never let Bremen onto the board and left with a 7-0 win last Thursday. The victory was familiar territory for South Bend Adams who now have five in a row.
The team relied heavily on PHIL NORTHERN, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but La Porte had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Pilgrims/Rockies and snuck past 6-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for La Porte.
Cody Ryden tossed a big game, tossing 5.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ben Dubbs, who went 3-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Bruemmer, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
South Bend Adams is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. As for La Porte, their win bumped their record up to 17-10.
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