With a playoff game on the line, Northwest rose to the challenge on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Grapevine Mustangs 5-3. This was a revenge match for Northwest, as the team was forced to settle for a 7-2 defeat when these two played last Thursday.
Northwest got a great performance from Cooper Davidson as he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Davidson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Michael Kuntz was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI and a double.
Northwest now has a winning record of 16-15-2. As for Grapevine, their loss dropped their record down to 31-4.
Northwest will have a chance to go back-to-back against Grapevine: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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