Baseball Preview: Northeastern Knights vs. Cowan Blackhawks
The Northeastern Knights will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Cowan Blackhawks at 10:00 a.m. Northeastern will be strutting in after a victory while Cowan will be coming in after a loss.
If Northeastern beats Cowan with six runs on Saturday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Northeastern walked away with a 6-2 win over Centerville on Thursday.
The team relied heavily on Riley Isaacs, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Seal, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Cowan fell victim to Shenandoah and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. Their tough 6-0 defeat to the Raiders might stick with them for a while. The matchup marked the first time this season in which Cowan was not able to get on the board.
Cowan saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Garrett, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Northeastern's victory was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Cowan, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
Cowan's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Northeastern has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.9 hits per game. It's a different story for Cowan, though, as they've been averaging 9.2. Given Northeastern's sizable advantage in that area, Cowan will need to find a way to close that gap.
Northeastern couldn't quite finish off Cowan in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 and fell 7-5. Can Northeastern avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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