For the second straight game, South Bend Riley will face off against Elkhart. The Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Lions at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. South Bend Riley has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight defeats, while Elkhart will come in with four straight wins.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for South Bend Riley's offense. They lost 18-0 to Elkhart on Tuesday.
For Elkhart's part, Brodey Weaver made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Those six strikeouts gave Weaver a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Max Shreiner was incredible, firing off two home runs, six RBI, and four runs while going 4-for-5. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.2 runs per game. Another player making a difference was Greg Guest, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI and one double.
Elkhart was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .389. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .321 or higher in four consecutive games.
Elkhart's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-1. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.0 runs on average over those games. As for South Bend Riley, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
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