The La Porte Slicers are on the road again on Saturday to play the South Bend Adams Eagles at 1:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
La Porte is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over Plymouth.
La Porte got a great performance from Cody Ryden as he pitched 5.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Ryden has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Ben Dubbs was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. Ryan Bruemmer was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, South Bend Adams stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard last Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 7-0 margin over Bremen. Seven seems to be a good number for South Bend Adams as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The team relied heavily on PHIL NORTHERN, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
La Porte has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 17-10 record this season. As for South Bend Adams, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-5.
La Porte came out on top in a nail-biter against South Bend Adams in their previous matchup on May 3rd, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for La Porte 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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