Fort Wayne North Side has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Fort Wayne Northrop Bruins at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Fort Wayne North Side was able to grind out a solid victory over East Noble, taking the game 5-2.
Meanwhile, Fort Wayne Northrop put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They blew past Fort Wayne Bishop Luers 8-1. The win was nothing new for Fort Wayne Northrop as they're now sitting on three straight.
Jayden Sloniker made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 14 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Sloniker has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Sloniker was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Pernell Whitsett, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Fort Wayne North Side's victory ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-18. As for Fort Wayne Northrop, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season.
Fort Wayne North Side suffered a grim 19-3 defeat to Fort Wayne Northrop in their previous matchup on May 2nd. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sloniker, who struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk). Now that Fort Wayne North Side knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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