Baseball Game Preview: Northeastern Bobcats vs. Red Land Patriots

The Northeastern Bobcats will face off against the Red Land Patriots at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Northeastern has nine straight victories, Red Land has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

On Saturday, Northeastern got the win against Kennard-Dale by a conclusive 9-1. The Bobcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by six runs or more this season.

Brandon Charleston was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three runs, two RBI, and one double. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Brandt Johnson, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.

Northeastern was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kennard-Dale only posted a batting average of .160.

Meanwhile, Red Land fell victim to Bishop McDevitt and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They fell just short of the Crusaders by a score of 2-0. That's two games in a row now that the Patriots have lost by exactly two runs.

Luke Celtruda was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.

Northeastern's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-6. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Red Land, their loss dropped their record down to 6-14.

Northeastern came out on top in a nail-biter against Red Land in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, sneaking past 4-2. Will the Bobcats repeat their success, or do the Patriots have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.