The Northwestern Tigers are on the road again on Monday to play the Noblesville Millers at 6:30 p.m. Northwestern is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Northwestern had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Kokomo.
Northwestern got a good showing from Landon Begley, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Jonathan Keeney made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 1-for-2. Hayden Cook was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Noblesville had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They were the clear victor by an 11-2 margin over the Braves. Noblesville might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won six matches by seven runs or more this season.
Northwestern dropped their record down to 7-6 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Noblesville, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season.
Northwestern might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Noblesville in their previous matchup back in May of 2022. Thankfully for Northwestern, Ty Haley (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over 5.1 innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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