Warsaw entered their tilt with Northridge with ten consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 11. Everything went their way against the Northridge Raiders on Friday as they made off with an 8-2 win. Considering Warsaw has won nine matchups by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Reed Nelson tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Cohen Heady was incredible, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Grady Nelson, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Northridge's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Mann, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Northridge hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That's the fewest strikeouts they've managed all season.
Warsaw has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Northridge, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-12 record this season.
Warsaw will head out on the road to challenge Fairfield at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Fairfield is on a three-game streak of home wins, Warsaw a seven-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for Northridge, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Homestead at 10:00 a.m. The last three games Homestead has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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