Baseball Game Preview: Northwest Area Rangers vs. MMI Preparatory School

The Northwest Area Rangers will venture away from home to face off against MMI Preparatory School at 4:15 p.m. on Sunday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Northwest Area has five straight victories, MMI Preparatory School has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Northwest Area will bounce into Sunday's matchup after beating Hanover Area, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. The Rangers were the clear victors by a 10-4 margin over the Hawkeyes on Friday. The Rangers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by six runs or more this season.

Cody Wilson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Wilson was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and one run.

Brent Parnell

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/25/25 vs Hanover Area	3
04/17/25 @ Tunkhannock	2
03/25/25 vs Greater Nanticoke Area	2
03/15/25 vs Mahanoy Area	1
05/15/24 vs Millville	1

In other batting news, Northwest Area got a big performance out of Brent Parnell, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. Those three RBI gave Parnell a new career-high. Dominic Cavuto was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBI.

Northwest Area hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in four consecutive contests.

Mountain View hit MMI Preparatory School with a four-run first inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. MMI Preparatory School fell 6-2 to Mountain View. The matchup marked MMI Preparatory School's lowest-scoring game so far this season.

MMI Preparatory School's defeat dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Northwest Area, their record now sits at 9-3.

Northwest Area took their win against MMI Preparatory School in their previous matchup back in May of 2019 by a conclusive 10-4 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rangers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.