Baseball Preview: Northampton Yellowjackets vs. Arcadia Firebirds
Northampton is 2-8 against Arcadia since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Northampton Yellowjackets will be staying on the road to face off against the Arcadia Firebirds at 4:00 p.m. Northampton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Northampton will head into Tuesday's game ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Chincoteague on Tuesday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the seven-run defeat they were dealt on Monday. Northampton fell just short of Chincoteague by a score of 6-4.
Northampton saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brock Leland, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Arcadia fell victim to King William and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cavaliers. Arcadia just can't catch a break and has now endured three losses in a row.
Northampton's defeat dropped their record down to 3-14. As for Arcadia, their loss dropped their record down to 10-6.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Northampton has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Arcadia struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.9. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Northampton suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Arcadia when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Arcadia's Dalton Barnes, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Now that Northampton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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