It was a proper cat-fight when Elkhart took on South Bend Washington on Friday. The Lions never let the Panthers get on the board and left with a 16-0 win. The Lions have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Panthers, too.
Max Shreiner and Quinn Rost did most of the damage at the plate: Shreiner went 2-for-4 with four RBI, one triple, and one run, while Rost went 1-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one double. That's the most RBI Shreiner has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Greg Guest, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Elkhart always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .613. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Bend Washington only posted an OBP of .316.
Elkhart now has a winning record of 2-1. As for South Bend Washington, they dropped their record down to 0-2 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Elkhart will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Panthers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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