Baseball Game Preview: Springboro Panthers vs. Northmont Thunderbolts

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04/23/25 - Home	7-3 W
04/24/24 - Home	13-9 W
04/22/24 - Away	7-3 W
04/26/23 - Away	11-1 W
04/24/23 - Home	6-1 W
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Springboro is a perfect 10-0 against Northmont since May of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Panthers will head out to square off against the Thunderbolts at 5:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Thursday.

Springboro can't be too worried about heading out to take on Northmont: they just beat Centerville at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. The Panthers never let the Elks get on the board and left with a 6-0 victory on Wednesday. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by six runs or more this season.

Not much got past Jacob Rhinehart, who gave up just five hits to keep Centerville off the board. Rhinehart has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Vince Fortkamp was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Colten Muhlenkamp, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one double.

Meanwhile, Northmont had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Warriors as they made off with a 9-1 win.

Springboro has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.2 runs over those games. As for Northmont, they pushed their record up to 7-9-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home.

Springboro was able to grind out a solid victory over Northmont in their previous meeting two weeks ago, winning 7-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.