Baseball Preview: High Point Eagles vs. Northwestern Wildcats
The High Point Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Northwestern Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Northwestern is hoping to do on Monday what Flowers couldn't last Friday: put an end to High Point's winning streak, which now stands at four games. High Point sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over Flowers.
Meanwhile, Northwestern put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Friday. Everything went their way against Suitland as Northwestern made off with a 17-1 victory. That's two games straight that Northwestern has won by exactly 16 runs.
James Klopp and Chris Pujols made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Klopp struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Pujols struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in six consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Klopp scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Pujols went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Elias Medina, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was John Rosario, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base.
High Point's win bumped their record up to 6-7. As for Northwestern, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-7 record this season.
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