Clermont Northeastern hasn't had much luck against Western Brown recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Rockets will be playing at home against the Broncos at 6:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
On Wednesday, Clermont Northeastern had just enough and edged out Bethel-Tate 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rockets.
Brady Schmidt
| 05/07/25 vs Bethel-Tate | 7 |
| 04/18/25 vs Felicity-Franklin | 6 |
| 04/11/25 vs Williamsburg | 5 |
| 04/03/24 @ East Clinton | 3 |
| 04/30/25 @ Williamsburg | 2 |
Brady Schmidt made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Rowdy Etling, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Western Brown's offense. They came up short against Beechwood on Thursday, falling 13-0.
Clermont Northeastern pushed their record up to 9-6 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Western Brown, they now have a losing record of 6-7.
Clermont Northeastern couldn't quite get it done against Western Brown in their previous meeting back in May of 2017 as they fell 8-5. Can the Rockets avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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