Fort Wayne Northrop is 4-0 against Columbia City since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Fort Wayne Northrop Bruins will head out on the road to take on the Columbia City Eagles at 5:45 p.m. Columbia City took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Fort Wayne Northrop, who comes in off a win.
Fort Wayne Northrop is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Fort Wayne South Side (and have done all season long). Fort Wayne Northrop blew past Fort Wayne South Side 11-0. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Fort Wayne Northrop considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Pernell Whitsett made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 13 over six innings pitched. Whitsett has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Whitsett was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Fort Wayne Northrop let Jordan DeJesus and Landen Hirsch loose on the outfield. DeJesus went 2-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Hirsch scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Hirsch has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Jayden Sloniker was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Columbia City's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell 7-4 to Wawasee.
Brady Schroeder was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Grayson Bradberry, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Fort Wayne Northrop has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for Columbia City, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Fort Wayne Northrop has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Columbia City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Fort Wayne Northrop took their win against Columbia City when the teams last played back in May of 2022 by a conclusive 12-0. Does Fort Wayne Northrop have another victory up their sleeve, or will Columbia City turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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