Baseball Preview: Northwest Mustangs vs. Smithton Tigers
Northwest is 9-0 against Smithton since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Northwest Mustangs will look to defend their home field against the Smithton Tigers at 5:00 p.m. Northwest will be strutting in after a victory while Smithton will be coming in after a loss.
In what's become a running theme this season, Northwest gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand La Monte a 15-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Northwest.
Meanwhile, sadly, Smithton is still looking for their first win of the season after six games. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 9-2 walloping at the hands of Lincoln on Thursday.
Smithton saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aden Criner, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Northwest pushed their record up to 4-3 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 11 runs. As for Smithton, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Northwest took their win against Smithton in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 16-0. Will Northwest repeat their success, or does Smithton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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