The Northlake Christian Wolverines will take on the Fontainebleau Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Northlake Christian 3.8, Fontainebleau 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Northlake Christian took a nine-run defeat the last time they faced off against Fontainebleau, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. Northlake Christian had just enough and edged out Fontainebleau 4-3 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Wolverines have posted since February 15th.
Cade Christner
Cade Christner tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Northlake Christian is 5-0-1 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 6-7 otherwise.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Stew Covey, who went 2-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That triple was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Ethan Nicholson, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one double and one RBI.
Fontainebleau is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-7-1. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only 1.67 runs. As for Northlake Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 11-7-1.
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