Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Fort Wayne Wayne Generals with a sharp 8-2 win. That's more bragging rights for Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Brayton Thomas was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single hit, only one earned run while striking out 16 over six innings pitched. Thomas has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Thomas was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Paul Baumgartner, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Caden Brown was another key contributor, going 1-for-1 with two RBI and a double.
On Fort Wayne Wayne's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braden Durnell, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger pushed their record up to 14-7 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Fort Wayne Wayne, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-14.
Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger will be playing at home against South Bend St. Joseph at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. South Bend St. Joseph is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season. As for Fort Wayne Wayne, they will be playing at home against Fort Wayne Snider at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Fort Wayne Wayne has given up an average of 9 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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