Baseball Preview: Southwood Knights vs. Huntington North Vikings
Southwood is 1-6 against Huntington North since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Southwood Knights will be playing at home against the Huntington North Vikings at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, Southwood beat Northfield 7-4.
Brody Height made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over 4.1 innings pitched. Height has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive pitching appearances. Height was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Dalton Barney, who went 4-for-7 with two stolen bases and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Tucker Whybrew, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Huntington North sidestepped Leo for a 5-4 victory.
Southwood has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-10 record this season. As for Huntington North, their win bumped their record up to 4-11.
Southwood suffered a grim 18-10 defeat to Huntington North in their previous meeting back in May of 2022. Can Southwood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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