Baseball Game Preview: Flowers Jaguars vs. Northwestern Wildcats

Flowers is 9-1 against Northwestern since April of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. The Jaguars will head out on the road to square off against the Wildcats at 11:00 a.m. Flowers is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 12 runs per game this season.

Flowers will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Wednesday, then bounced right back against Laurel on Thursday. The Jaguars put the hurt on the Spartans with a sharp 30-8 win. The Jaguars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by six runs or more this season.

Jonathan Davis

Doubles (Career)

04/03/25 vs Laurel	2
03/24/25 vs Suitland	1
03/21/25 vs High Point	1
05/06/24 @ Wise	1
05/01/24 vs Laurel	1

Flowers got a massive performance out of Jonathan Davis, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with four runs, four RBI, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave Davis a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Marcus Richardson, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3.

Flowers always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .638. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Northwestern's offense. They came up short against Bowie on Friday, falling 16-0. The Wildcats' defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it four in a row.

Flowers is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.8 runs over those games. As for Northwestern, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.

Northwestern's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Flowers hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .330. It's a different story for Northwestern, though, as they've only averaged .219. Will they be able to contain Flowers' hitters?

Flowers beat Northwestern 8-5 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Jaguars since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.