Fort Hill is 0-8 against Northern since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Fort Hill Sentinels will be staying on the road to face off against the Northern Huskies at 4:30 p.m. Fort Hill is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season.
After only one run in their last match, Fort Hill made sure to put some runs up on the board against North County on Saturday. Fort Hill put the hurt on North County with a sharp 13-2 victory.
Bobby Brauer was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 3.2 innings while giving up no earned run off two hits (he also only allowed one walk). Brauer has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Brauer was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Bryson Metz was excellent, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and a triple. Steven Spencer was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Northern waltzed into their contest on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Colonials by a score of 6-1.
Luke Ross was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Devin McKenzie, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
The win got Fort Hill back to even at 3-3. As for Northern, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-0.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Fort Hill has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Northern struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.7. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Fort Hill came up short against Northern in their previous matchup last Tuesday, falling 7-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Northern's Robert Deatelhauser, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. Now that Fort Hill knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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