Northview and Whitmer are an even 3-3 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Northview Wildcats will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Whitmer Panthers at 4:00 p.m. Northview's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Whitmer's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Northview is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Ohio's top teams: Anthony Wayne, who was ranked 25th in their home state at the time (Northview was ranked 12th). Northview lost 6-0 to Anthony Wayne on Tuesday. The game marked the first time this season in which Northview was not able to get on the board.
Northview saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colin Tomanski, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Whitmer came tearing into Tuesday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Fighting Irish and snuck past 9-7.
Northview's loss dropped their record down to 20-6. As for Whitmer, their victory bumped their record up to 18-7.
Northview might still be hurting after the 16-6 defeat they got from Whitmer in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can Northview avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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