Baseball Game Preview: Shenango Wildcats vs. Northgate Flames

For the second straight game, Shenango will face off against Northgate. The Wildcats will be playing at home against the Flames at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Shenango's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last four matchups.

If Shenango beats Northgate with ten runs on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Wildcats never let the Flames get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory on Monday. Considering the Wildcats have won four games by more than eight runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Joey Campoli

Earned Runs

04/07/25 @ Northgate	0
04/04/25 @ Wilmington	1
03/14/25 vs Hopewell	1

Joey Campoli made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

In other batting news, Trey Ross was incredible, going 3-for-5 with three stolen bases and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Dominic Dando, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Shenango always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .538. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northgate only posted an OBP of .238.

Shenango's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Northgate, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.

Northgate's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Shenango hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .394. It's a different story for Northgate, though, as they've only averaged .250. Will they be able to contain Shenango's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.