The Fort Wayne Northrop Bruins will be playing at home against the Heritage Patriots at 5:30  p.m.  on Friday. Fort Wayne Northrop will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
 Fort Wayne Northrop will head into Thursday's  game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big  on Wednesday (they won by 15) but  on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against East Noble  and snuck past  4-2.
  Baylee Huth spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered  just two earned runs on six hits.
 On the hitting side,  the team  relied heavily on  Brilee Day, who  scored a  run and  stole a base while going 2-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted  at least one  stolen base the last three times she's  played.
 Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Heritage gave their fans yet another huge  win on Thursday. Everything went their way against Southern Wells as Heritage made off with  a  15-3 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Heritage considering their one-run performance the  match before.
  Lucy Buuck was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she  tossed five innings while giving up just one earned  (and two unearned) runs off   three  hits. Buuck was also big at the plate,  scoring two  runs and  stealing a base while  getting on base  in three of her four plate appearances.
 In other batting news, Heritage let  Grace Guenthner and  Libby Cain loose on the outfield. Guenthner  went 2-for-4 with a  home run, three  RBI,  and two  runs, while  Cain  went 2-for-4 with a  home run, two  runs,  and two  RBI. Another player making a difference was  Audra Bickel, who  went 1-for-1 with a  home run and three  RBI.
 Fort Wayne Northrop's win bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Heritage, they now  have a winning record of 4-3.
 Fort Wayne Northrop came up short against Heritage in their previous matchup  back in March of 2023, falling  4-0. Will Fort Wayne Northrop have more luck at home instead of on the road?  Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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