The Fort Wayne Snider Panthers will square off against the Fort Wayne Northrop Bruins at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Fort Wayne Snider's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Fort Wayne North Side 30-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Cam Davis was a standout: he went 4-for-5 with five runs, three RBI, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Trevor Jarvis, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI.
Fort Wayne Snider always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .720. The last time their OBP was this high was was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fort Wayne Northrop). Everything went their way against Fort Wayne Wayne on Thursday as they made off with a 13-3 win. The Bruins not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since May 24, 2024 (when they won 14-0).
Liam Quinn spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits.
At the plate, Fort Wayne Northrop's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Stone, who went 3-for-4 with four runs, two stolen bases, and two RBI. Those RBI were Stone's first of the season. Jaxson Smith was another, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Fort Wayne Northrop's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-6. As for Fort Wayne Snider, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Fort Wayne Snider might still be hurting after the 11-3 loss they got from Fort Wayne Northrop in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
