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 Wednesday. The Fort Wayne Northrop Bruins will head out on the road to face off against the Homestead Spartans at 5:30 p.m. Fort Wayne Northrop is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
Fort Wayne Northrop can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Fort Wayne North Side a 10-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Fort Wayne Northrop sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Ayden Schuhler made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Schuhler was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Chase Clardy and Jayden Sloniker did most of the damage at the plate: Clardy scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2, while Sloniker scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Landen Hirsch was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Homestead's offense. They lost 9-0 to Carroll on Tuesday.
Fort Wayne Northrop's win bumped their record up to 10-5. As for Homestead, their loss dropped their record down to 8-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Fort Wayne Northrop has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Homestead struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.3. 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 in their previous matchup 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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