Fort Wayne South Side extended their losing streak to three on Friday, dropping their season record down to 6-11 in the process. They fell 8-4 to the Fort Wayne Canterbury Cavaliers. If the Archers were looking for revenge after losing 7-3 to the Cavaliers when the teams met back in May of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
David Sandoval was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. What's more, he gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest he's had since back in April. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two RBI and one run.
In other batting news, Casen Harl and Corte Wallace did some serious damage despite the final result: Harl went 3-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI, while Wallace went 2-for-3 with one triple and one run. Adrian Belch - Watson was another key player, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
As for Fort Wayne Canterbury, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.1 runs over those games.
Like Fort Wayne South Side, Fort Wayne Canterbury also got a great game from a two-way player: JP Rohwer. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Rohwer also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Fort Wayne Canterbury is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-4 otherwise. Rohwer was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, Braylon Maxey and Noah Hayes did most of the damage at the plate: Maxey got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, two RBI, and one double, while Hayes went 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Those three hits gave Hayes a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Andrew Maloblocki, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.
Fort Wayne South Side has already played their next match, a 9-0 loss against Fort Wayne Snider on the 15th. As for Fort Wayne Canterbury, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, an 11-4 win against Fort Wayne Crusaders on the 10th.
