The Northeast Bearcats will face off against the Slater Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Northeast fell victim to Moberly and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They came up short against the Spartans, falling 10-0. The Bearcats haven't had much luck with the Spartans recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Slater waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Bulldogs a 1-0 shutout. That's two games straight that the Wildcats have won by just one run.
Tytan Wiseman was excellent, going 3-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. That's the most hits he has posted since back in May of 2024.
Slater's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-5. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 1.25 runs across that stretch. As for Northeast, their loss dropped their record down to 7-4.
Northeast came out on top in a nail-biter against Slater in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, sneaking past 1-0. Do the Bearcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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