The Northmont Thunderbolts will take on the Wayne Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Northmont will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
On Wednesday, Northmont got the win against Graham Local by a conclusive 15-4. The Thunderbolts might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by six runs or more this season.
Austin Welch
| 05/13/26 vs Graham Local | 4 |
| 05/12/26 vs Miamisburg | 1 |
| 05/01/26 @ Miamisburg | 1 |
| 04/24/26 @ Springboro | 1 |
| 04/21/26 @ Piqua | 1 |
Austin Welch was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Brady Canan was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Wayne was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They came up short against Piqua, falling 19-3.
Wayne saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Corbin, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Northmont is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Wayne, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-17.
Northmont was able to grind out a solid win over Wayne when the teams last played on Friday, winning 4-0. Do the Thunderbolts have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Warriors turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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