The Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger Saints will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the NorthWood Panthers at 3:00 p.m. Both teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They never let Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran onto the board and left with a 12-0 win. Considering Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger has won ten contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Brayton Thomas was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Thomas has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Thomas was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cruz Rolf, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and four RBI. Owen Zimmerman was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, NorthWood had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They put the hurt on the Chargers with a sharp 13-0 victory. With that win, NorthWood brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Like Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, NorthWood also got a great game from a two-way player: Connor Reed. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Reed was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, NorthWood got a massive performance out of Nate Dutkowski, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Mason Bogan, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-8 record this season. As for NorthWood, their victory bumped their record up to 17-14.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like NorthWood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.5. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger couldn't quite finish off NorthWood when the teams last played back in June of 2016 and fell 3-1. Can Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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