Penn is 8-1 against South Bend St. Joseph since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Penn Kingsmen will be playing in front of their home fans against the South Bend St. Joseph Huskies at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Penn is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: Crown Point, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Penn was ranked 21st). Penn fell 7-2 to Crown Point on Friday. Penn's loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Abigail Widmar made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, South Bend St. Joseph fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Logansport on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Berries by a score of 6-5. South Bend St. Joseph's defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Payton Wulf made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Mary Stack, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Penn's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-6. As for South Bend St. Joseph, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-3.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Penn hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 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.
Penn was able to grind out a solid victory over South Bend St. Joseph when the teams last played back in May of 2023, winning 3-0. Does Penn have another victory up their sleeve, or will South Bend St. Joseph turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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