The Greenfield/Northwestern Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Greenfield/Northwestern will be strutting in after a win while West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] will be coming in after a defeat.
On Wednesday, Greenfield/Northwestern made easy work of Carlinville and carried off a 9-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Greenfield/Northwestern.
Brayden Roberts tossed a big game, pitching 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
On the hitting side, Greenfield/Northwestern let Kohen Vetter and Talon Albrecht loose on the outfield. Vetter scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5, while Albrecht scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Brody Reif was another key contributor, going 4-for-5 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] had to settle for an 8-7 loss against Athens on Wednesday. West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] has struggled against Athens recently, as their contest on Wednesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Greenfield/Northwestern's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-3-1. As for West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs], their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Greenfield/Northwestern suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Greenfield/Northwestern avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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