Baseball Preview: Greenfield/Northwestern Tigers vs. Camp Point Central Panthers
The Greenfield/Northwestern Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Camp Point Central Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Greenfield/Northwestern is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, Greenfield/Northwestern was able to grind out a solid win over West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs], taking the game 8-5. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Greenfield/Northwestern.
Kohen Vetter made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Vetter was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Talon Albrecht was excellent, going 1-for-3 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. Another player making a difference was Brock Bowman, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Camp Point Central never let their opponents score on Wednesday. They walked away with a 4-0 victory over Seymour. That's two games straight that Camp Point Central has won by exactly four runs.
Greenfield/Northwestern has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 17-10-1 record this season. As for Camp Point Central, their record is now 8-12.
Greenfield/Northwestern suffered a grim 15-3 defeat to Camp Point Central in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Greenfield/Northwestern avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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