Northport hasn't had much luck against Cusick recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Mustangs will host the Panthers at 2:00 p.m. Northport knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten runs or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Cusick likes a good challenge.
12 must be Northport's lucky number: they beat Curlew with that score not once but twice on Saturday. The Mustangs beat the Cougars by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 12-1. The victory continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now won seven in a row.
Cusick never got on the board in their matchup two weeks ago, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Republic last Saturday. They were the clear victors by a 12-3 margin over the Tigers. The Panthers' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Northport pushed their record up to 7-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Cusick, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-3-1.
Everything went Northport's way against Cusick in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, as Northport made off with a 12-0 victory. Will the Mustangs repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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