North Callaway had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They walked away with a 7-2 win over the New Bloomfield Wildcats. That's more bragging rights for the Thunderbirds, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Megan Schmidt spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on three hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.
Olivia Knoepflein
| 09/12/25 vs New Bloomfield | 4 |
| 09/04/25 vs Van-Far | 3 |
| 09/28/24 @ Harrisburg | 3 |
| 09/21/24 vs La Plata | 3 |
| 09/05/24 @ Van-Far | 3 |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Olivia Knoepflein, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Those four hits gave her a new career-high.
North Callaway's record is now 6-3. As for New Bloomfield, they now have a losing record of 1-2-1.
North Callaway didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, an 8-6 defeat against Lutheran South on the 12th. New Bloomfield has also already played their next match (against Sturgeon), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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