Northwest hasn't had much luck against Talawanda recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Knights will host the Brave at 5:00 p.m.
Northwest fell victim to Harrison and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They lost 10-0 to the Wildcats.
Meanwhile, Talawanda came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Fighting Owls get on the board and left with a 26-0 victory. The Brave might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by six runs or more this season.
Talawanda got a great performance from Kaiden Woodall as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave Woodall a new career-high.
At the plate, Jericho Fletcher was a standout: he scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Schutte, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
Talawanda's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-7. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.3 runs over those games. As for Northwest, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Northwest suffered a grim 14-4 defeat to Talawanda in their previous meeting on Friday. Can the Knights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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