The NorthWood Panthers will venture away from home to challenge the Mishawaka Cavemen at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. NorthWood is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
NorthWood had been on a three-game streak of scoring at least ten runs, but Warsaw put an end to it on Wednesday. The Panthers wound up with the same score they had in their last game (10-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
NorthWood saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brady Weaver, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one double.
Meanwhile, Mishawaka fell victim to Concord and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Minutemen by a score of 1-0.
Landon Johns was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
NorthWood dropped their record down to 11-9 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Mishawaka, their loss dropped their record down to 14-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. NorthWood has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Mishawaka struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 7.5 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
NorthWood couldn't quite finish off Mishawaka in their previous meeting two weeks ago and fell 2-0. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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