Baseball Preview: Northern Patriots vs. Huntingtown Hurricanes
The Northern Patriots will head out on the road to challenge the Huntingtown Hurricanes at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Friday, Northern got the win against North Point by a conclusive 13-1. With that win, Northern brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Nick Barsczewski tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.
At the plate, Drayden Young was a standout: he scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Nick Dempsey was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Huntingtown made easy work of Calvert on Wednesday and carried off a 7-1 victory.
The win made it two in a row for Northern and bumps their season record up to 9-7. As for Huntingtown, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Northern came up short against Huntingtown when the teams last played last Wednesday, falling 5-2. Can Northern avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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