Northwest is 0-6 against Eureka since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Northwest Lions are on the road again to play the Eureka Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Northwest will head into Friday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Webster Groves on Friday but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the ten-point defeat they were dealt on Tuesday. Northwest fell just short of Webster Groves by a score of 5-3.
Jackson Venatta was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Ethan Murphy was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Eureka faced Nixa in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Eureka took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Nixa. Eureka has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Northwest's loss dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Eureka, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-7.
Northwest might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from Eureka in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Northwest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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