The Fremont Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Fort Wayne Northrop Bruins at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Fremont is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season.
On Friday, Fremont narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger 6-5.
The team relied heavily on Myleigh Carper, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kate Gannon, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Fort Wayne Northrop unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of Norwell.
Makenzie Key was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs. Demia Flores was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run.
Fremont's victory bumped their record up to 12-6. As for Fort Wayne Northrop, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-8.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Saturday. Fremont hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Fort Wayne Northrop struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Fremont came up short against Fort Wayne Northrop in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 7-3. Thankfully for Fremont, Alexis Key (who struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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