Baseball Preview: Northfield Nighthawks vs. Fountain-Fort Carson Trojans
The Northfield Nighthawks will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Fountain-Fort Carson Trojans at 4:00 p.m. Northfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
Northfield will head into Saturday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 17) but on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Thomas Jefferson and snuck past 3-1.
Elliot Kurpecky spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Northfield's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ryder Wicks, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Fountain-Fort Carson was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 7-4 to Liberty.
Northfield is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-10 record this season. As for Fountain-Fort Carson, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-14-1.
Fountain-Fort Carson's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Northfield has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9 hits per game. It's a different story for Fountain-Fort Carson, though, as they've been averaging 10.7. Given Northfield's sizable advantage in that area, Fountain-Fort Carson will need to find a way to close that gap. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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