Fort Wayne Northrop extended their losing streak to five on Saturday, dropping their season record down to 3-20 in the process. They came up short against the Bellmont Braves, falling 16-3. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Braves this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-0 on Saturday.
Jaxon Scott
| 05/08/25 vs Fort Wayne North Side | 3 |
| 05/17/25 vs Bellmont | 2 |
| 05/07/25 @ Fort Wayne North Side | 2 |
| 05/15/25 vs Fort Wayne Bishop Luers | 1 |
| 05/15/25 @ Fort Wayne Bishop Luers | 1 |
| + 5 more games |
Fort Wayne Northrop saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaxon Scott, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two runs. The Bruins are 2-1 when Scott posts two or more runs, but 1-19 otherwise.
As for Bellmont, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-13. Their hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
On Bellmont's side, Layne LeMaster made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. LeMaster has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI and one triple. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Gavin Krull was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Matt Bleeke, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.
Coming up, Fort Wayne Northrop will face off against Fort Wayne South Side at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Bellmont, they will challenge East Noble at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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