There's no place like home for Northwood, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Irvine Vaqueros a 9-0 shutout on Friday. This was a revenge game for Northwood, as the team was forced to settle for a 4-1 defeat when these two played last Wednesday.
For Irvine's part, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sullivan Spivey, who went 1-for-2 with a triple.
Northwood's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3-1. As for Irvine, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5-1.
Northwood will head out on the road to square off against Laguna Hills at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Laguna Hills: 2.4, Northwood: 1.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Irvine, they will be playing in front of their home fans against University at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Irvine's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so University's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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