Northampton is 2-8 against Parkland since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Northampton Konkrete Kids will head out on the road to face off against the Parkland Trojans at 6:30 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Parkland is hoping to do on Tuesday what Freedom couldn't on Monday: put an end to Northampton's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Northampton walked away with a 6-3 win over Freedom.
Sam Erschen was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Erschen was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Billy Stuhldreher, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Mason Haupt, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Parkland can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Monday. They came out on top against Pleasant Valley by a score of 10-0 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The high-scoring effort was just what Parkland needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
The team relied heavily on Will Dobil, who went 2-for-2 with three runs, a triple, and a double. Dylan Fili was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Northampton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Parkland, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-4.
Northampton came up short against Parkland in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 4-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Parkland's Nathan Bartholomew, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over seven innings pitched. Now that Northampton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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