Northridge has gone 8-2 against Wawasee recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Raiders will be playing at home against the Warriors at 5:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Northridge's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home while Wawasee has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
On Monday, Northridge earned a 7-3 victory over Concord.
Braxton Nagy spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits and racked up eight Ks. He has become a key player for Northridge: the team is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 7-8 otherwise.
Brecken Gawthrop
| 05/12/25 @ Concord | 4 |
| 04/18/25 vs Westview | 3 |
| 05/18/24 vs Lake Central | 3 |
| 04/22/24 vs Wawasee | 3 |
| 05/09/25 @ NorthWood | 2 |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brecken Gawthrop, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four stolen bases, four runs, and one double. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Brody Wood was another key player, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one double.
Northridge always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .611. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Concord only posted an OBP of .250.
Meanwhile, Wawasee fell victim to NorthWood and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They came up short against the Panthers, falling 10-0.
Northridge is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Wawasee, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-15.
Everything went Northridge's way against Wawasee in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as Northridge made off with an 11-0 victory. Will the Raiders repeat their success, or do the Warriors have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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