Elkhart is 0-3 against South Bend St. Joseph since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Elkhart Lions will head out on the road to challenge the South Bend St. Joseph Huskies at 5:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
South Bend St. Joseph is hoping to do on Wednesday what Warsaw couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Elkhart's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Elkhart's pitcher stepped up to hand Warsaw a 16-0 shutout. With that victory, Elkhart brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Anna Knight made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Knight has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Knight was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Gabby Wagner was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Fionna Topolpski was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last match, South Bend St. Joseph made sure to put some runs up on the board against Glenn on Wednesday. South Bend St. Joseph was the clear victor by an 11-0 margin over Glenn.
Like Elkhart, South Bend St. Joseph also got a great game from a two-way player: Berkley Zache. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Zache was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Riley Zache, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Payton Wulf, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
Elkhart is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. As for South Bend St. Joseph, their record is now 18-4.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Elkhart hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like South Bend St. Joseph struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Elkhart might still be hurting after the 11-0 defeat they got from South Bend St. Joseph in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Elkhart, Savannah Hamilton (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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