The NorthWood Panthers will take on the Fairfield Falcons at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. NorthWood is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
NorthWood is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They walked away with a 12-7 victory over East Noble. With that win, NorthWood brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Beau Patterson was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Ryder Ransberger, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run.
Meanwhile, Fairfield was able to grind out a solid victory over Lakeland on Wednesday, taking the game 7-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for Fairfield.
Fairfield got a massive performance out of Keegan Miller, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Michael Slabaugh was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two runs and a triple.
NorthWood now has a winning record of 15-14. As for Fairfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. NorthWood has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Fairfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.1. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went NorthWood's way against Fairfield in their previous matchup back in April as NorthWood made off with a 9-2 win. Will NorthWood repeat their success, or does Fairfield have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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