Fort Wayne North Side extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to 13 on Saturday, dropping their season record down to 0-11 in the process. They lost 21-0 to the Fort Wayne South Side Archers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Archers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 19-0 on Saturday.
Fort Wayne North Side saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Xzavien Wright, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
As for Fort Wayne South Side, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 4-8. Their hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
On Fort Wayne South Side's side, Cameron Culver made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave Culver a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. He is becoming a predictor of Fort Wayne South Side's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 2-7 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, Adrian Belch - Watson was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with four runs and two stolen bases. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Drew Pancake, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
Coming up, Fort Wayne North Side will head out on the road to square off against Hamilton at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Fort Wayne South Side, they will challenge Fort Wayne Wayne at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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