Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran and Fort Wayne Northrop are an even 4-4 against one another since May of 2015, but likely not for long. The Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran Cadets are on the road again on Wednesday to play the Fort Wayne Northrop Bruins at 5:30 p.m. Both teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Fort Wayne South Side 15-0.
Alli Dubay made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Dubay was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Maizy O?Hara looked comfortable as she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Back at the plate, Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran got a massive performance out of Raelyn Koesters, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Koesters is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. Madi Spreen was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run.
Meanwhile, Fort Wayne Northrop came tearing into Monday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Panthers as they made off with an 11-1 win.
Like Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, Fort Wayne Northrop also got a great game from a two-way player: Brilee Day. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Day was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Makenzie Key was incredible, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and a double. Another player making a difference was Baylee Huth, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran's record is now 8-9-1. As for Fort Wayne Northrop, they pushed their record up to 11-7 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran was able to grind out a solid win over Fort Wayne Northrop in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, winning 5-2. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Fort Wayne Northrop's Alexis Key, who struck out 13 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. Now that she won't be playing on Wednesday, will it be that much easier for Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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