The Northwood Timberwolves will face off against the Citrus Hill Hawks at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Northwood 4.1, Citrus Hill 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Northwood is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 10-5 win over Laguna Hills. Ten seems to be a good number for the Timberwolves as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Highland typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Citrus Hill proved too difficult a challenge. They won by a run and slipped past the Bulldogs 6-5. That's two games straight that the Hawks have won by just one run.
Gabriel Brion made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over 5.2 innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in February of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, Jordan Zamora was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April.
Northwood is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 14-15-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.8 runs over those games. As for Citrus Hill, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 17-7.
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