Baseball Preview: Whitman Vikings vs. Northwood Gladiators
Whitman is 6-0 against Northwood since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Whitman Vikings will head out on the road to take on the Northwood Gladiators at 2:00 p.m. Whitman is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road.
Whitman is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maryland's top teams: Walter Johnson, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Whitman was ranked eighth). Whitman came out on top in a nail-biter against Walter Johnson on Tuesday and snuck past 7-5.
Ethan Murley was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Murley has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Murley was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, Cole Roman and Sammy Berman did most of the damage at the plate: Roman went 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run, while Berman scored a run while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Gideon Schwartz, who went 1-for-4 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Northwood put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They put the hurt on Kennedy with a sharp 8-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Northwood.
Whitman's victory bumped their record up to 11-2. As for Northwood, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Everything went Whitman's way against Northwood when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as Whitman made off with a 10-0 win. Does Whitman have another victory up their sleeve, or will Northwood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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