For the second straight game, Northmont will face off against Fairmont. The Thunderbolts will head out on the road to take on the Firebirds at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Northmont is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Fairmont get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory on Monday. The Thunderbolts not only won on Monday, but they posted their biggest win since May 11, 2024 (when they won 12-1).
Brady Canan tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. He is becoming a predictor of Northmont's success: when he allows at most three hits the team is 2-1 (and 3-8-1 when he doesn't).
Drake Sauber
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On the hitting side, Drake Sauber was excellent, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Brady Whittaker was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Northmont always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .576. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The win made it two in a row for Northmont and bumps their season record up to 5-9-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 1 runs in those games. As for Fairmont, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-8.
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