Greenfield/Northwestern and Carrollton are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The Greenfield/Northwestern Tigers have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Carrollton Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Saturday, Greenfield/Northwestern sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly.
Talon Albrecht made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Albrecht was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Albrecht wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Roberts, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Meanwhile, Carrollton came into Saturday's match having lost six straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They put the hurt on Bushnell-Prairie City with a sharp 12-2 victory on Saturday. Carrollton's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Greenfield/Northwestern's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-6-1. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.2 runs per game. As for Carrollton, their victory bumped their record up to 3-11.
Greenfield/Northwestern came out on top in a nail-biter against Carrollton when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Does Greenfield/Northwestern have another victory up their sleeve, or will Carrollton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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