The Northwestern Wildcats will hit the road to start this year's campaign against the New Bern Bears. First pitch is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
New Bern has not done well against East Carteret recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. New Bern put the hurt on East Carteret with a sharp 10-3 victory. Considering New Bern has won three matches by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
The win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-2. As for Northwestern, they've got a clean slate. Last season, they wound up perfectly balanced, finishing 8-8.
Northwestern might still be hurting after the 15-0 defeat they got from New Bern in their previous meeting back in March of 2022. Can Northwestern avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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