The Northwest Indians will be playing in front of their home fans against the Alliance Aviators at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Northwest's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Manchester on Wednesday. They fell 5-0 to the Panthers.
Meanwhile, Alliance also failed to score in their most recent game. They lost 13-0 to Walsh Jesuit on Wednesday. Alliance has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Northwest's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-11. As for Alliance, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-18.
Alliance's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Northwest has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.9 hits per game. It's a different story for Alliance, though, as they've been averaging 9.4. Given Northwest's sizable advantage in that area, Alliance will need to find a way to close that gap.
Northwest might still be hurting after the 10-3 loss they got from Alliance in their previous meeting back in March of 2021. Can Northwest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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