North Baltimore has enjoyed the comforts of home their last six games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Van Buren Black Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
North Baltimore is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Cory-Rawson a 23-0 shutout on Monday. North Baltimore might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won six contests by ten runs or more this season.
Brynlee Schmidt made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Schmidt has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 12 consecutive pitching appearances. Schmidt was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Nevaeh Dewitt was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Morghan Nagel, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Van Buren had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They blew past Port Clinton 13-2. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Van Buren's hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
The victory got North Baltimore back to even at 9-9. As for Van Buren, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-7.
North Baltimore suffered a grim 17-0 defeat to Van Buren when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can North Baltimore avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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