Mishawaka Marian has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the South Bend Washington Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mishawaka Marian will be strutting in after a victory while South Bend Washington will be coming in after a loss.
On Wednesday, Mishawaka Marian narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Elkhart 4-2.
Mishawaka Marian got a great performance from Paddy Keefer as he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). Keefer has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Mishawaka Marian's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Chase Bays, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Evann Schmidtendorf, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
South Bend Washington lost 21-4 to Glenn on Wednesday. South Bend Washington has not had much luck with Glenn recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Mishawaka Marian's win bumped their record up to 11-6. As for South Bend Washington, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
Everything went Mishawaka Marian's way against South Bend Washington in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Mishawaka Marian made off with a 26-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mishawaka Marian since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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