NorthWood extended their losing streak to four on Friday, dropping them down to 9-7. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 6-5 heartbreaker at the hands of the Northridge Raiders. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Raiders this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 8-5 back in April.
NorthWood saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ean Bogan, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI. Brody Rondeau also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
As for Northridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-10 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.2 runs over those games.
On Northridge's side, the team relied heavily on Thomas Nusbaum, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayden Gorball, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Looking ahead, NorthWood will be playing in front of their home fans against Culver Academies at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Panthers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Eagles have averaged an impressive 7.1 runs per game this season. As for Northridge, they will head out to challenge Concord at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
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