Northwest is on a five-game streak of home losses (dating back to last season), Hastings an 11-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The Northwest Mounties will take on the Hastings Saxons at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Northwest's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Harper Creek on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Beavers by a score of 1-0. That's two games in a row now that Northwest has lost by just one run.
Hastings lost 8-2 to Ionia on Thursday.
Lars Sorensen was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of David Jiles, who scored a run and stole three bases.
Northwest's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Hastings, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Northwest beat Hastings 4-1 in their previous meeting back in May of 2018. Will Northwest repeat their success, or does Hastings have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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