Irvine fell victim to Northwood and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They suffered a tough 9-0 loss at the hands of the Northwood Timberwolves. Irvine was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Northwood apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played last Wednesday.
Irvine saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sullivan Spivey, who went 1-for-2 with a triple.
Irvine's loss dropped their record down to 6-5-1. As for Northwood, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3-1 record this season.
Irvine will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against University at 3:30 p.m. Irvine's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so University's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Northwood, they will head out on the road to square off against Laguna Hills at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Northwood: 1.4, Laguna Hills: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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