The High Point Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Northwestern Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
High Point is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against Parkdale (and have done all season long). Everything went High Point's way against Parkdale on Friday as High Point made off with a 15-1 win.
Meanwhile, Northwestern has not done well against Laurel recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Northwestern skirted past Laurel 7-6.
Alberto Weaver was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off five hits. Weaver was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Elias Medina, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last seven times he's played. Another player making a difference was John Rosario, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
High Point is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-9 record this season. As for Northwestern, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.
High Point couldn't quite finish off Northwestern in their previous meeting on Monday and fell 8-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Medina, who struck out 14 batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Now that High Point 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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