The Northwestern Wildcats will face off against the Jamestown Muskies at 7:00 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.
It was a proper cat-fight when Northwestern took on Fairview on Wednesday. The Wildcats fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 2-1. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Joe Schaukowitsch spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on seven hits.
At the plate, Northwestern saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Rader, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one run.
Meanwhile, Jamestown was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their 17th straight loss dating back to last season. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at the hands of Cambridge Springs.
Danner Babcock was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Babcock was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Northwestern's defeat dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Jamestown, their loss dropped their record down to 0-13.
Everything went Northwestern's way against Jamestown when the teams last played back in March of 2024, as Northwestern made off with a 13-2 win. Do the Wildcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Muskies turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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