Litchfield is 0-10 against Northwestern Regional since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Litchfield Cowboys will head out on the road to take on the Northwestern Regional Highlanders at 3:45 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Litchfield headed into their last contest having not scored more than two runs for three straight, but Thomaston let them put that streak behind them. Everything went Litchfield's way against Thomaston on Wednesday as Litchfield made off with a 20-1 win. That 19 run margin sets a new team best for Litchfield this season.
Litchfield let Jack Gollow and Elian Vega loose on the outfield. Gollow went 4-for-5 with five RBI, two runs, and a double, while Vega scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Cyrus Gerena, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Northwestern Regional had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 10-3 margin over the Wildcats. Ten seems to be a good number for Northwestern Regional as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Litchfield's win bumped their record up to 9-6. As for Northwestern Regional, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.
Litchfield couldn't quite finish off Northwestern Regional in their previous meeting back in April and fell 11-9. Can Litchfield avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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