Baseball Preview: Northeastern Knights vs. Winchester Community Golden Falcons
Northeastern has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Winchester Community Golden Falcons at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Northeastern is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season.
On Saturday, Northeastern came up short against Franklin County and fell 5-2. Northeastern has struggled against Franklin County recently, as their match on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Northeastern saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaiden White, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Even though they lost, Northeastern hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That's the fewest strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Winchester Community had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the Indians out 3-2.
Justin Cox was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Northeastern's loss dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Winchester Community, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Northeastern has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Winchester Community struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Northeastern beat Winchester Community 5-2 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northeastern since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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