The Ola Mustangs will venture away from home to challenge the Northgate Vikings at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Ola's pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so Northgate's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Ola is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Hebron Christian just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Wednesday. They came up short against the Lions, falling 8-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Mustangs haven't been shut out since back in August.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last contest, Northgate made sure to put some runs up on the board against McIntosh on Tuesday. The Vikings put the hurt on the Chiefs with a sharp 12-2 victory. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 17 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Northgate got a massive performance out of Journey Jackson, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one double. Those four RBI gave Jackson a new career-high. Trinity Hargrett was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three runs, two RBI, and one double.
Northgate always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .529. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as McIntosh only posted an OBP of .273.
Northgate pushed their record up to 22-7 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Ola, their loss dropped their record down to 18-4.
Ola suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to Northgate when the teams last played back in September. Can the Mustangs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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