Baseball Game Preview: Northport Mustangs vs. Naselle Comets

The Northport Mustangs will square off against the Naselle Comets on Saturday. Northport's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Naselle's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Northport is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Riverside Christian with a sharp 8-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won 16 games by seven runs or more so far this season.

Meanwhile, Naselle entered their tilt with Wahkiakum on Saturday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over the Mules. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Naselle pushed their record up to 13-4 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Northport, their victory bumped their record up to 17-4.