Aliquippa is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 13-0 to the Northgate Flames on Thursday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Aliquippa of the 15-5 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture on Thursday.
For Northgate's part, Chris Crawford made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Crawford was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Northgate got a big performance out of Anthony Barron, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Logan Reed, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Aliquippa's loss dropped their record down to 0-12. As for Northgate, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-13.
Aliquippa will head out on the road to face off against Laurel at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. As for Northgate, they will be playing at home against Freedom Area at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Freedom Area is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
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