After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Southern Wells, Eastbrook was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Northfield Norsemen a 13-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won four matchups by nine runs or more so far this season.
Carter Daugherty
| 04/17/25 @ Northfield | 11 |
| 04/04/25 @ Jay County | 6 |
| 05/07/24 vs Oak Hill | 6 |
| 05/02/24 @ Elwood | 6 |
| 04/11/25 vs Norwell | 5 |
Carter Daugherty was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Those 11 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one home run and four RBI.
In other batting news, Eastbrook let Will Hodson and Reid Aupperle run wild. Hodson went 1-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs, while Aupperle got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most runs Aupperle has posted since back in May of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Jacobs, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one double.
Eastbrook always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .579. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northfield only posted an OBP of .091.
Eastbrook now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Northfield, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
Coming up, Eastbrook will be playing at home against Delta at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Eagles' pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so the Panthers' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Northfield, they will square off against Eastern at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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