Fort Wayne Northrop is 2-8 against Carroll since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Fort Wayne Northrop Bruins will square off against the Carroll Chargers at 11:00 a.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Fort Wayne Northrop is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let Fort Wayne North Side onto the board and left with a 14-0 victory. The win was nothing new for Fort Wayne Northrop as they're now sitting on four straight.
Jayden Sloniker was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, six RBI, and three runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Pernell Whitsett, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Carroll got the win against Fort Wayne Snider on Friday by a conclusive 14-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Carroll.
Carroll also got a great performance from Brady Long as he struck out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, Conner Barkel and Jaxon Sparks did most of the damage at the plate: Barkel scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Sparks scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Zavier Edgar was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Fort Wayne Northrop has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season. As for Carroll, their victory bumped their record up to 19-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Fort Wayne Northrop has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Carroll struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Fort Wayne Northrop might still be hurting after the 15-1 defeat they got from Carroll in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Carroll's Eric Tratnyek, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Now that Fort Wayne Northrop 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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