The Northeastern Bobcats will head out on the road to take on the West York Area Bulldogs at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Northeastern is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Northeastern's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Red Lion on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Lions by a score of 1-0. The matchup marked the first time this year in which Northeastern was not able to get on the board.
Drew Barshinger was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over 5.2 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Northeastern saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brandt Johnson, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Meanwhile, West York Area entered their tilt with Eastern York with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They were the clear victor by a 10-1 margin over the Golden Knights on Wednesday.
Northeastern's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-5. As for West York Area, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
Northeastern was able to grind out a solid victory over West York Area when the teams last played back in March of 2023, winning 11-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northeastern since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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