Baseball Preview: Northwestern Wildcats vs. Laurel Spartans
Northwestern is 1-9 against Laurel since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Northwestern Wildcats will be playing at home against the Laurel Spartans at 4:30 p.m. Northwestern is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season.
Northwestern will head into Wednesday's contest out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Wednesday. They lost 16-5 to Bowie. Northwestern's defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
James Klopp made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Laurel and Flowers finished up on equal footing with a 15-15 tie on Wednesday.
Northwestern's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. Laurel's tie gives them a new season record of 12-5-1.
Northwestern suffered a grim 14-4 defeat to Laurel in their previous meeting back in April. Will Northwestern have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
