Baseball Preview: Girard Yellowjackets vs. Northwestern Wildcats
Girard is 8-2 against Northwestern since May of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Girard Yellowjackets will look to defend their home field against the Northwestern Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. Girard will be strutting in after a victory while Northwestern will be coming in after a loss.
Girard's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Conneaut as Girard made off with a 12-0 win.
Zach Kelley made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Kelley was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, James Kibbe was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Joe Ferretti was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Northwestern lost 11-1 to Fairview on Wednesday. That's two games in a row now that Northwestern has lost by exactly ten runs.
Gabe Hutchison made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI.
Girard's victory bumped their record up to 6-11. As for Northwestern, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 13 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-12 record this season.
Girard took their win against Northwestern when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 8-1. Will Girard repeat their success, or does Northwestern have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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