Fort Wayne Crusaders will venture away from home to square off against the Tippecanoe Valley Vikings at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with six consecutive losses dating back to last season for Fort Wayne Crusaders and five for Tippecanoe Valley.
Indianapolis Kings hit Fort Wayne Crusaders with a four-run seventh inning on Saturday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. Fort Wayne Crusaders fell just short of Indianapolis Kings by a score of 5-4. That's two games in a row now that Fort Wayne Crusaders has lost by just one run.
Tyler Schifferns made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and one run. Hudson Merica also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Meanwhile, Tippecanoe Valley fell victim to Jimtown and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They came up short against the Jimmies, falling 11-0.
Tippecanoe Valley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Paxton, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
Tippecanoe Valley's loss dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Fort Wayne Crusaders, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
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