Baseball Preview: Carroll Chargers vs. Fort Wayne Northrop Bruins
Carroll is 8-2 against Fort Wayne Northrop since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Carroll Chargers are on the road again to play the Fort Wayne Northrop Bruins at 5:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Carroll proved they can win big on Monday (they won by 12) but on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past DeKalb 7-5.
Jaxon Sparks made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Sparks was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Sparks wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jaxon Craker, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Fort Wayne Northrop lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Fort Wayne Snider, but it's fair to say they've redeemed themselves given the result of 6's match. Everything went Fort Wayne Northrop's way against Fort Wayne Snider in Saturday's second game as Fort Wayne Northrop made off with an 11-3 victory. Considering Fort Wayne Northrop has won four matchups by more than seven runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Like Carroll, Fort Wayne Northrop also got a great game from a two-way player: Pernell Whitsett. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Whitsett has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Whitsett was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Fort Wayne Northrop let Nathan Jessup and Jayden Stout loose on the outfield. Jessup went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI, while Stout scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Sloniker, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Carroll is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Fort Wayne Northrop, their record now sits at 6-2.
Carroll skirted past Fort Wayne Northrop 2-0 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Carroll 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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