Baseball Preview: Northwestern Wildcats vs. Girard Yellowjackets
Northwestern is 2-8 against Girard since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Northwestern Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Girard Yellowjackets at 4:00 p.m.
Northwestern lost 11-1 to Fairview on Wednesday. Northwestern has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Gabe Hutchison was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI.
Meanwhile, while Girard put up plenty of runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for Conneaut. Girard put the hurt on Conneaut with a sharp 12-0 win.
Zach Kelley made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Kelley was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on James Kibbe, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Joe Ferretti, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Northwestern's defeat dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Girard, their record is now 6-11.
Northwestern might still be hurting after the 8-1 loss they got from Girard when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Girard's Carson Stevens, who struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. 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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