Baseball Game Preview: Northridge Raiders vs. Jimtown Jimmies

Raiders

Runs

04/18/25 vs Westview	13
04/16/25 @ Lakeland	15
04/02/25 vs Penn	0
04/01/25 vs Elkhart Christian Academy	28

The Northridge Raiders will head out on the road to face off against the Jimtown Jimmies at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Northridge is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 14 runs per game this season.

On Friday, Northridge got the win against Westview by a conclusive 13-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Raiders.

Bryson Mattix looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four).

At the plate, Brecken Gawthrop was a standout: he went a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Kam Radeker, who went 3-for-4 with four stolen bases and two RBI.

Northridge was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .560. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Westview only posted a batting average of .200.

Meanwhile, Jimtown was able to grind out a solid win over Knox on Friday, taking the game 5-1. The Jimmies haven't had any issues with the Redskins recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.

Jimtown also got a great performance from Colin Davis as he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk).

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Cole Dutton, who went 2-for-3 with one triple and one double.

Northridge's record now sits at 3-1. As for Jimtown, they now have a winning record of 3-2.

Everything went Northridge's way against Jimtown in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, as Northridge made off with a 12-2 win. Do the Raiders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Jimmies turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.