Baseball Preview: North Union Wildcats vs. Bellefontaine Chieftains
The North Union Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bellefontaine Chieftains at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (North Union has four straight wins, Bellefontaine has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
North Union's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Northwestern 9-0. That nine run margin sets a new team best for North Union this season.
Mason Bright made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Bright was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and an RBI.
In other batting news, Tyler Krebehenne was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Landon Converse, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Bellefontaine came up short against London on Wednesday and fell 10-7.
North Union pushed their record up to 9-5-1 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Bellefontaine, their loss dropped their record down to 10-6.
North Union came up short against Bellefontaine when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 5-1. Will North Union have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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