Fort Wayne Northrop is 2-8 against Homestead since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Fort Wayne Northrop Bruins will head out on the road to face off against the Homestead Spartans at 10:00 a.m. Fort Wayne Northrop is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Fort Wayne Northrop gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They never let Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian onto the board and left with a 15-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Fort Wayne Northrop.
Nolan Wilson was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Wilson was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Pernell Whitsett, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Ayden Schuhler was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Wednesday Homestead sidestepped DeKalb for a 7-5 win.
Homestead also got a great performance from Braylon Sheefel as he struck out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Caleb Bradford was a standout: he scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Cole Kintz, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Fort Wayne Northrop's record now sits at 9-5. As for Homestead, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Fort Wayne Northrop has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Homestead struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Fort Wayne Northrop suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Homestead when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Fort Wayne Northrop, Jake Goode (who fired off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-4) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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