Bellefontaine hasn't had much luck against Jonathan Alder recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Chieftains will look to defend their home field against the Pioneers at 5:15 p.m. Bellefontaine has given up an average of 7.9 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Bellefontaine is headed into Monday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Wednesday. They came up short against Kenton Ridge, falling 16-1.
Bellefontaine saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cayleb Overmann, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Jonathan Alder strolled into their game on Friday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They never let Northwestern get on the board and left with a 16-0 win. 16 seems to be a good number for the Pioneers as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Jonathan Alder's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Bellefontaine, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Bellefontaine couldn't quite get it done against Jonathan Alder in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 as they fell 5-0. Can the Chieftains avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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