Fort Wayne Northrop won the last time they faced Columbia City, and things went their way on Friday too. The Fort Wayne Northrop Bruins walked away with a 6-3 victory over the Columbia City Eagles. The win made it back-to-back victories for Fort Wayne Northrop.
Ayden Schuhler spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on ten hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Pernell Whitsett, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Nathan Jessup was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
On Columbia City's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trey Deckman, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Fort Wayne Northrop is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. As for Columbia City, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-11.
Fort Wayne Northrop will be playing in front of their home fans against Fort Wayne Bishop Luers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Fort Wayne Northrop's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Fort Wayne Bishop Luers' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Columbia City, they will head out on the road to challenge Plymouth at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday. Columbia City is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
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