NorthWood has been on the road for three straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Concord Minutemen at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, NorthWood got the win against Fairfield by a conclusive 9-2.
Connor Reed made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off six hits (he also only allowed one walk). Reed was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
Reed wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ryder Ransberger, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2. Mason Bogan was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Concord has not done well against Manchester recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way in Saturday's second game. Concord blew past Manchester 14-7. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Concord considering their one-run performance the match before.
Brock Whalen looked comfortable as he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits every time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Braedon Messenger and Emanuel Rosa did most of the damage at the plate: Messenger scored four runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5, while Rosa went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Andrew Kavanagh, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
NorthWood pushed their record up to 4-2 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 8.3 runs. As for Concord, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Everything went NorthWood's way against Concord in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as NorthWood made off with an 11-2 win. Does NorthWood have another victory up their sleeve, or will Concord turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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