The Northeastern Bobcats will head out on the road to take on the Red Land Patriots at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Northeastern has six straight wins, Red Land has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Northeastern will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Dallastown, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Northeastern put the hurt on Dallastown with a sharp 12-2 victory on Wednesday. Considering Northeastern has won five games by more than seven runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Drew Barshinger tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Zack Ball was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Wilson, who went 3-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Red Land suffered a rough 12-2 defeat at the hands of Cumberland Valley on Wednesday.
Northeastern's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-4. As for Red Land, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Northeastern skirted past Red Land 3-1 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northeastern since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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