Leo had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They won by a run and slipped past the Fort Wayne Northrop Bruins 13-12. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Leo also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Leo got a great performance from Mackenzie Arroyo as she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over 6.2 innings pitched.
At the plate, Madyn Mohr was a standout: she scored two runs while going 2-for-5. Another player making a difference was Kristian Bond, who went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI.
On Fort Wayne Northrop's side, Makenzie Key made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Karlie Bruce, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Leo's victory was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for Fort Wayne Northrop, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Leo didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, an 11-1 win vs. Columbia City on the 13th. Fort Wayne Northrop has also already played their next match, a 10-2 loss against Munster on the 13th.
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