Northwestern has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Harbor Creek Huskies at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Harbor Creek took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Northwestern, who comes in off a win.
Northwestern's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Eisenhower 12-0.
Gabe Hutchison was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Joe Schaukowitsch, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, after constant struggles on the road, Harbor Creek has finally found some success away from home. They took an 11-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Saegertown on Saturday.
Northwestern's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-9. As for Harbor Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-4.
Northwestern might still be hurting after the 6-0 loss they got from Harbor Creek when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Harbor Creek's Gio Barbato, who struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Now that Northwestern knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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