The Northeastern Knights will be playing at home against the Eastern Hancock Royals at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Northeastern is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
On Saturday, Northeastern beat Centerville 6-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Northeastern.
Blake Waters made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. Waters was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
Waters wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Johnson, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Eastern Hancock was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Winchester Community. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Eastern Hancock has not been shut out since back in March.
Northeastern's win bumped their record up to 12-8. As for Eastern Hancock, their loss dropped their record down to 9-15.
Northeastern skirted past Eastern Hancock 4-3 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Will Northeastern repeat their success, or does Eastern Hancock have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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