Baseball Preview: Northwestern Tigers vs. Twin Lakes Indians
The Northwestern Tigers are on the road again on Thursday to play the Twin Lakes Indians at 7:00 p.m. Northwestern is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
On Monday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Northwestern had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Rossville.
Eastin Whaley was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Twin Lakes had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Monday. They came out on top against the Berries by a score of 7-3.
Clayton Burton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on four hits and racked up 11 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Carson Wagner was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Dold, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Northwestern dropped their record down to 15-9 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Twin Lakes, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season.
Thursday's contest will be a test for both team's pitchers. Northwestern hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .313. However, it's not like Twin Lakes struggles in that department as they've averaged .327. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Northwestern might still be hurting after the 14-4 defeat they got from Twin Lakes in their previous meeting on Saturday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Twin Lakes' Keaton Miller, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Now that Northwestern knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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