South Adams is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Churubusco is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Starfires will host the Eagles at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. South Adams' pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Churubusco's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
South Adams' pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against Fort Wayne Snider as they made off with an 11-0 win. The Starfires might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 games by six runs or more this season.
Not much got past Shelby Weigel, who gave up just four hits to keep Fort Wayne Snider off the board. Weigel has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in eight consecutive appearances.
Bekah Patterson
| 05/23/25 vs Fort Wayne Snider | 5 |
| 05/10/25 vs Manchester | 3 |
| 04/20/24 @ Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran | 3 |
| 05/17/25 @ Eastbrook | 2 |
| 05/02/25 @ Bellmont | 2 |
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Bekah Patterson, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with five stolen bases and three runs. Those five stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Mackenzie Neuenschwander, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Churubusco and Central Noble meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. The Eagles had just enough and edged out the Cougars 9-8.
Churubusco's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Alyssa Marks, who went 3-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. That home run was Marks' first of the season.
Churubusco has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for South Adams, their victory bumped their record up to 19-4.
South Adams came out on top in a nail-biter against Churubusco in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 13-11. Will the Starfires repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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