The Many Farms Lobos will face off against the Northland Prep Academy Spartans at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Many Farms is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 16-9 margin over Greyhills Academy on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Northland Prep Academy got the win against Valley on Tuesday by a conclusive 14-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Spartans.
Blayden Cosper made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. He is becoming a predictor of Northland Prep Academy's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 2-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Cosper was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Northland Prep Academy got a massive performance out of Wyatt Massey, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. The Spartans are undefeated when Massey posts two or more runs, but 0-3 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Tyler Cary, who scored three runs and stole five bases while going 2-for-3.
Northland Prep Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Many Farms' win ended a 13-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-4. As for Northland Prep Academy, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
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