Baseball Game Preview: Bellmont Braves vs. Fort Wayne North Side Legends

Bellmont is a perfect 4-0 against Fort Wayne North Side since April of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Braves will host the Legends at 5:30 p.m. Fort Wayne North Side took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Bellmont, who comes in off a win.

On Saturday, Bellmont was able to grind out a solid win over Fort Wayne Wayne, taking the game 12-7.

Layne LeMaster

Runs

05/03/25 @ Fort Wayne Wayne	4
04/30/25 @ Woodlan	2
04/26/25 vs Whitko	2
04/22/25 vs Bluffton	2
04/21/25 vs Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian	1
+ 1 more games

The team relied heavily on Layne LeMaster, who went 3-for-5 with four runs, two stolen bases, and one triple. He is becoming a predictor of Bellmont's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 2-6 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Matt Bleeke, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBI and one run.

Bellmont was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. The last time their batting average was this high was back in May of 2024.

Meanwhile, Fort Wayne North Side was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 16th straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 11-0 to Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger.

Fort Wayne North Side's defeat dropped their record down to 0-14. As for Bellmont, their victory bumped their record up to 5-7.

Fort Wayne North Side's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Monday. Bellmont has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Fort Wayne North Side, though, as they've been averaging only 3 strikeouts. Will Bellmont keep running through batters, or will the Legends buck the trend?

Bellmont took their win against Fort Wayne North Side in their previous matchup back in May of 2022 by a conclusive 10-4 score. Will the Braves repeat their success, or do the Legends have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.