Baseball Preview: Northgate Broncos vs. College Park Falcons
After three games on the road, Northgate is heading back home. They will take on the College Park Falcons at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Tuesday, Northgate didn't have quite enough to beat College Park and fell 2-1.
Nate Luehs was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Northgate saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Weitl, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Northgate didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. This was only their 11th loss (out of 14 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Northgate's loss was their eighth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-16. As for College Park, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-6 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Northgate has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like College Park struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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