Southview hasn't had much luck against Northview recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Cougars will welcome the Wildcats at 5:00 p.m.
Southview is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Wednesday. They lost 8-0 to Napoleon.
Northview never got on the board in their matchup on Monday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Bowling Green on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Bobcats with a sharp 10-3 win. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Bobcats recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Roman McKarus tossed a big game, pitching 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has become a key player for Northview: the team is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-8 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Conner Draper was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI. Northview is 2-1 when Draper posts two or more runs, but 4-8 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Josh Sprenger, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Northview always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .541. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bowling Green only posted an OBP of .344.
Southview's loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Northview, they picked up their first road win, bumping their record up to 6-9.
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