Northfield and Denver East are an even 4-4 against one another since March of 2019, but likely not for long. The Northfield Nighthawks will be playing at home against the Denver East Angels at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Northfield never got on the board in their matchup on Wednesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Kennedy last Saturday. Everything went their way against the Commanders as they made off with a 22-1 win.
Adler Hickey made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Hickey was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, Nathan Castillo and Jack Phiel did most of the damage at the plate: Castillo scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Phiel scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Phiel has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. Another player making a difference was Aidan Krantz, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Denver East waltzed into their match on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Lancers a 10-0 shutout.
Mason Manley was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-4. Henry O'Rear was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Northfield's victory bumped their record up to 7-5. As for Denver East, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Northfield has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Denver East struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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