The Northwestern Huskies will head out on the road to challenge the Mapleton Mounties at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Northwestern will bounce into Saturday's matchup after beating Hillsdale, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. The Huskies sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 victory over the Falcons on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Huskies have posted since March 29, 2024.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Mapleton, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. Everything went their way against Oberlin on Thursday as they made off with an 11-2 victory.
Tyson Welch made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and only one walk). Welch was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gabe Wrobleski, who scored three runs and stole five bases while going 3-for-3. Landin Sanders was another key player, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Mapleton always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .529. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Oberlin only posted an OBP of .222.
Mapleton's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 1-2. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Northwestern, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
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