Flowers waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with an 8-5 win over the Northwestern Wildcats. That's more bragging rights for Flowers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
EJ Vaughan made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over 4.1 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Vaughan was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Seneca Coehins and Bryson Hopkins did most of the damage at the plate: Coehins scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-4, while Hopkins scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Marcus Richardson, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
On Northwestern's side, James Klopp was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Flowers' victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.8 runs per game. As for Northwestern, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
Flowers will be playing in front of their home fans against DuVal on Thursday. Flowers' pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so DuVal's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Northwestern, they will be playing at home against Parkdale at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Northwestern is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
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