Baseball Preview: Northlake Christian Wolverines vs. Springfield Bulldogs
The Northlake Christian Wolverines will head out on the road to square off against the Springfield Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Monday, it was close, but Northlake Christian sidestepped Pope John Paul II for a 4-2 victory. That's two games straight that Northlake Christian has won by exactly two runs.
Eli Shoemake spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits.
On the hitting side, Cade Rodriguez and Colton West did most of the damage at the plate: Rodriguez scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while West scored a run while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke McAdams, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Springfield got themselves on the board against Independence on Friday, but Independence never followed suit. They came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 3-0. The win was just what Springfield needed coming off of a 12-0 loss in their prior matchup.
The victory made it two in a row for Northlake Christian and bumps their season record up to 9-15. As for Springfield, their win bumped their record up to an identical 9-15.
Northlake Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against Springfield when the teams last played back in April of 2023, sneaking past 5-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northlake Christian since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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