A feisty cat fight will be fought as Northwest Lions face off against Festus Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Northwest is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
Northwest is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Parkway North a 19-0 shutout on Monday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Lions with their most commanding win of the season.
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Aidan Amsden looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Northwest is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 1-3 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Landen Deckard was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with four RBI and two runs. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jack Wood, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Northwest always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .703. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, neither Festus nor Lutheran South could gain the upper hand on Tuesday so the two teams had to settle for a 7-7 tie.
With that draw, Festus' record moves to 4-2-1. As for Northwest, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.
Northwest couldn't quite get it done against Festus when the teams last played back in March of 2024 as they fell 11-7. Can the Lions avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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