The Warsaw Tigers will square off against the Elkhart Lions at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Warsaw has four straight wins, Elkhart has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Warsaw came out on top against Goshen on Friday thanks in part to the team's impressive four-run sixth inning. The Tigers took their match against the RedHawks 8-3.
Brandt Martin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on seven hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive appearances.
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On the hitting side, Grady Nelson and Quinton Brock did most of the damage at the plate: Nelson got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double, while Brock went 2-for-5 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run. Those two doubles gave Brock a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Stapleton, who went 3-for-5 with two runs.
Warsaw was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Goshen only posted a batting average of .259.
Niles hit Elkhart with a five-run fourth inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Lions fell 9-4 to the Vikings.
Elkhart saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brady Kelly, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Elkhart's defeat dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Warsaw, their victory bumped their record up to 12-6.
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