Baseball Game Preview: Northampton Blue Devils vs. Longmeadow Lancers

Northampton is 2-8 against Longmeadow since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Blue Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lancers at 4:45 p.m. Neither Northampton nor Longmeadow posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.

Northampton is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 12th straight game dating back to last season on Monday. They lost 8-2 to Minnechaug Regional.

Meanwhile, Longmeadow had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Spartans. That's two games straight that the Lancers have won by just one run.

Longmeadow pushed their record up to 9-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Northampton, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-10.

Northampton couldn't quite get it done against Longmeadow when the teams last played two weeks ago as they fell 5-1. Will the Blue Devils have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.