The Northwest Mohawks will head out on the road to face off against the Huntington Huntsmen at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Northwest is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Northwest's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Portsmouth on Monday. They lost 14-0 to the Trojans.
Meanwhile, Huntington waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Golden Rockets a 4-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to DJ Crocker's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Braylon Leach was incredible, scoring a run and stealing four bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Frankie Hirsch was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Northwest's defeat dropped their record down to 9-14. As for Huntington, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.
Northwest might still be hurting after the 12-2 loss they got from Huntington in their previous matchup back in May of 2015. Thankfully for Northwest, Jacob Pugh (who struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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