Baseball Game Preview: Northland Christian vs. Lathrop Mules

Northland Christian will head out on the road to face off against the Lathrop Mules at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Northland Christian has three straight victories, Lathrop has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

On Saturday, Northland Christian beat Bishop LeBlond 6-2.

Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Lathrop's offense. They came up short against Lafayette County on Monday, falling 10-0.

Northland Christian's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-4. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Lathrop, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-10.

Northland Christian suffered a grim 12-3 defeat to Lathrop in their previous matchup back in May of 2022. Can Northland Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.