Wildcats
| 04/01/25 @ Wawasee | 13 |
| 03/29/25 @ Northridge | 17 |
| 03/27/25 vs Carroll | 4 |
| 03/26/25 @ Goshen | 16 |
The South Bend Riley Wildcats will head out to face off against the Valparaiso Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. South Bend Riley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 12.5 runs per game this season.
South Bend Riley's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Wawasee 13-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
The team relied heavily on LEXINGTON JENKINS, who fired off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-4. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was VICTORYA HARMON, who went 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base.
South Bend Riley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .526. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wawasee only posted an OBP of .125.
Meanwhile, Valparaiso unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They lost 14-2 to Penn on Tuesday. The Vikings haven't had much luck with the Kingsmen recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
South Bend Riley pushed their record up to 3-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Valparaiso, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.
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