The Northwestern Warriors will square off against the Greenon Knights at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Northwestern has three straight victories, Greenon has ten straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Northwestern's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Southeastern Local with a sharp 8-0 win. That's two games straight that the Warriors have won by exactly eight runs.
The result came thanks to Kaleb Valle's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up 11 Ks.
At the plate, Northwestern got a massive performance out of Carson Kuczynski, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Samuel Baggett, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Greenon had to start their season on the road on Tuesday, and it wasn't the start they were hoping for. They came up short against Bellbrook, falling 11-1.
Greenon saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maddox Vawter, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Northwestern's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Greenon, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.
Northwestern took their win against Greenon in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 6-0 score. Will the Warriors repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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