For the first time this season, Elkhart will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will welcome the South Bend Washington Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Elkhart will be strutting in after a win while South Bend Washington will be coming in after a loss.
Elkhart's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Goshen as they made off with a 7-0 victory. The Lions not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since May 8, 2024.
Quinn Rost made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Rost was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in May of 2024.
In other pitching news, Trevor Hilliard looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Rost wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Adrian Pettis, who went 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI. That's the most hits Pettis has posted since back in April of 2024. Greg Guest was another, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
Meanwhile, South Bend Washington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat dating back to last season. They came up short against LaVille, falling 11-2.
Everything went Elkhart's way against South Bend Washington in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Elkhart made off with a 17-1 win. Do the Lions have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Panthers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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