The Northfield Norsemen will square off against the Columbia City Eagles at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Northfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Northfield took a ten-run loss the last time they faced off against Peru, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Norsemen won by a run and slipped past the Tigers 2-1.
Maddux Daniels spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on eight hits.
Branson Hayslett
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At the plate, the team relied heavily on Branson Hayslett, who went 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Columbia City fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Huntington North on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 4-3. The Eagles' defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Columbia City also let their pitcher toss all eight innings and he was also dialed-in: Grayson Bradberry gave up three earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, Logan Frey made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one home run. Another player making a difference was Maddox Moon, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Columbia City's loss dropped their record down to 10-4. As for Northfield, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 4-9.
Northfield was able to grind out a solid win over Columbia City in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, winning 16-11. Will the Norsemen repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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