Baseball Preview: Carroll Chargers vs. Fort Wayne Northrop Bruins
Carroll is 8-2 against Fort Wayne Northrop since May of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Carroll Chargers will take on the Fort Wayne Northrop Bruins at 11:00 a.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Carroll is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They put the hurt on Fort Wayne Snider with a sharp 14-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Carroll.
Carroll got a great performance from Brady Long as he struck out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Conner Barkel and Jaxon Sparks did most of the damage at the plate: Barkel scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Sparks scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Zavier Edgar was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Fort Wayne Northrop had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Legends a 14-0 shutout.
Jayden Sloniker was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, six RBI, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Pernell Whitsett, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Carroll has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season. As for Fort Wayne Northrop, their victory bumped their record up to 18-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Carroll has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Fort Wayne Northrop struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Carroll took their win against Fort Wayne Northrop in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 15-1. Does Carroll have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fort Wayne Northrop turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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