Northfield can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. They blew past the Eastbrook Panthers 13-6. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Northfield.
Ethan Bruce was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Bruce was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Caleb Dubois and Ty Leming did most of the damage at the plate: Dubois scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Leming scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Kam Pratt was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
On Eastbrook's side, Will Hodson was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Carter Daugherty made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob McDermit, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Even though they lost, Eastbrook didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Northfield's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Eastbrook, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Northfield will head out on the road to challenge Wabash at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Northfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.7 runs per game this season. As for Eastbrook, they will head out on the road to square off against Madison-Grant at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Madison-Grant is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
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