Baseball Preview: Norwell Knights vs. Bellmont Braves
Norwell is 8-2 against Bellmont since May of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Norwell Knights will look to defend their home field against the Bellmont Braves at 5:30 p.m. Norwell's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Bellmont's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Norwell is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran (and have done all season long). Everything went Norwell's way against Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran on Monday as Norwell made off with a 16-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Norwell.
Drew Jolley was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. Korben Neuenschwander was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Bellmont fell victim to Columbia City and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. Their tough 10-0 loss to the Eagles might stick with them for a while. That's two games in a row now that Bellmont has lost by exactly ten runs.
Norwell's victory bumped their record up to 7-4. As for Bellmont, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4-1.
Everything went Norwell's way against Bellmont in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Norwell made off with a 14-0 win. Will Norwell repeat their success, or does Bellmont have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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