The Mississinewa Indians will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wabash Apaches at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Mississinewa will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak alive.
If Mississinewa beats Wabash with ten runs on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Mississinewa walked away with a 10-7 win over Oak Hill on Monday.
Kenny Ayala looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kohen Bailey, who fired off two home runs, six RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Lio Matamoros was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Wabash narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Southwood 4-2.
Wabash saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Keaton Fields, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Mississinewa's win bumped their record up to 14-4. As for Wabash, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Mississinewa has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Wabash struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.9. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Mississinewa suffered a grim 14-4 defeat to Wabash in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Mississinewa, Andrew Dillon (who struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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