South Bend St. Joseph has been on the road for four straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Elkhart Lions at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
South Bend St. Joseph's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by an 11-0 margin over Glenn. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for South Bend St. Joseph considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Berkley Zache made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Zache has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than 11 strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. 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.
Meanwhile, Elkhart entered their tilt with Warsaw with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Tigers 16-0. With that victory, Elkhart brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Like South Bend St. Joseph, Elkhart also got a great game from a two-way player: Anna Knight. She didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Knight was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gabby Wagner, who went 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.
South Bend St. Joseph's win bumped their record up to 18-4. As for Elkhart, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-8 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. South Bend St. Joseph hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like Elkhart struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
South Bend St. Joseph took their victory against Elkhart in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 11-0. Will South Bend St. Joseph repeat their success, or does Elkhart have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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