Baseball Preview: Northeastern Jets vs. Fairbanks Panthers
Northeastern and Fairbanks are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Northeastern Jets will be playing at home against the Fairbanks Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Northeastern had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Washington 8-6. Northeastern's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Fairbanks had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs), and they went ahead and made it five in Saturday's second game. They were the clear victor by a 21-7 margin over the Golden Gophers. That's two games straight that Fairbanks has won by exactly 14 runs.
Northeastern's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-5. As for Fairbanks, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Northeastern couldn't quite finish off Fairbanks in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 and fell 4-2. Can Northeastern avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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