Baseball Preview: Severance Silver Knights vs. Northridge Grizzlies
The Severance Silver Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Northridge Grizzlies at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Severance has three straight victories, Northridge has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Severance stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They blew past Frederick 13-7.
Brennan Taylor was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, seven RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Braeden Kerksiek, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Northridge started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against Niwot. They fell 5-2 to the Cougars on Saturday.
Lincoln Lyons was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off seven hits. Lyons has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Lyons was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Damian Alvarez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Severance has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Northridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-17.
Severance was able to grind out a solid win over Northridge when the teams last played back in April, winning 6-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Severance since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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