Fort Wayne Northrop is 10-0 against Fort Wayne North Side since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Fort Wayne Northrop Bruins will face off against the Fort Wayne North Side Legends at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Fort Wayne Northrop can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Saturday. Everything went their way against Fort Wayne Bishop Luers as Fort Wayne Northrop made off with an 8-1 win. Winning may never get old, but Fort Wayne Northrop sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Jayden Sloniker made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 14 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Sloniker has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Sloniker was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Pernell Whitsett, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Fort Wayne North Side came into Saturday's contest having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against East Noble by a score of 5-2 on Saturday.
Fort Wayne Northrop is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. As for Fort Wayne North Side, their victory ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-18.
Fort Wayne Northrop took their win against Fort Wayne North Side in their previous matchup on May 2nd by a conclusive 19-3. Will Fort Wayne Northrop repeat their success, or does Fort Wayne North Side have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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