Baseball Preview: North Allegheny Tigers vs. Norwin Knights
The North Allegheny Tigers will face off against the Norwin Knights on Monday. North Allegheny is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses.
Last Friday, North Allegheny came up short against Penn-Trafford and fell 6-2.
North Allegheny saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nico Varlotta, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Norwin gave up the first runs last Wednesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They were the clear victor by an 8-2 margin over Upper St. Clair. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Norwin.
North Allegheny's loss dropped their record down to 14-6. As for Norwin, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season.
North Allegheny skirted past Norwin 5-4 when the teams last played back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Allegheny since the team 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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