Baseball Preview: Anacoco Indians vs. Northwood Falcons
The Anacoco Indians will head out on the road to square off against the Northwood Falcons at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Thursday, Anacoco got the win against Oak Hill by a conclusive 16-1. 16 seems to be a good number for Anacoco as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Kaleb Goodwin made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (he also only allowed one walk). Goodwin was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other pitching news, Dylan Mayo looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
Back at the plate, Anacoco got a massive performance out of Xzaiver Matthews, who went 3-for-3 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. Kyle Scott was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Northwood scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Logansport a 17-0 shutout. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
The victory got Anacoco back to even at 7-7. As for Northwood, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-6.
Anacoco couldn't quite finish off Northwood in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 and fell 12-10. Can Anacoco avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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