The Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran Cadets will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Leo Lions at 1:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Woodlan out 6-5.
Jack Andrews spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and four unearned) runs on four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Carter Ripke, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Jack Belschner, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, Leo stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They put the hurt on Heritage with a sharp 16-3 victory. Leo's win was all the more impressive since Heritage was averaging only 3.04 runs allowed on the season.
Leo also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and he was also dialed-in: Kylar Decker gave up just two earned (and one unearned) runs on two hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Luke MacDonald, who went 4-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and a double. Landin Hoeppner was another key contributor, going 3-for-5 with three runs, a triple, and a double.
Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran's victory bumped their record up to 7-17. As for Leo, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 17-7.
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