Mishawaka was the 5-4 winner over Concord when they last played one another back in April, but their luck changed this time around. The Cavemen fell 6-3 to the Minutemen on Wednesday. That's two games in a row now that the Cavemen have lost by exactly three runs.
Mishawaka saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Izaiah Bute, who went 1-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for Mishawaka and nudges their season record down to 13-7. Sadly, the team can't blame their woes on tough opposition, as that stretch included 7-11 Concord and 7-9 Goshen. As for Concord, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-11.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Mishawaka will face off against rival NorthWood at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Cavemen 3.4, the Panthers 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Concord is set to challenge their familiar foe Goshen at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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