Northampton had lost nine straight at home dating back to last season, but on Friday they dropped their record down to 1-12 to make it ten. They lost 13-1 to the Mathews Blue Devils. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Blue Devils this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 12-6 back in April.
Northampton saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Corbin Etheridge, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one double.
As for Mathews, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-7. The result was nothing new for the Blue Devils, who have now won six games by six runs or more so far this season.
On Mathews' side, Jordyn Cosby was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and one RBI. Cosby is becoming a predictor of the Blue Devils' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 4-7 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Cam Mathews, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Coming up, Northampton will face off against Arcadia at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Mathews, they will head out to face off against West Point at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Pointers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 14.31 runs per game on average), something the Blue Devils will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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