Northwest Classen has gone a perfect 9-0 against Douglass recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Knights will welcome the Trojans at 6:00 p.m. Northwest Classen will be strutting in after a win while Douglass will be coming in after a defeat.
Northwest Classen is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Capitol Hill on Thursday as they made off with an 18-9 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what the Knights needed considering they were shut out in their previous match.
Sam McClure
| 04/17/25 @ Capitol Hill | 3 |
| 03/27/25 vs Marshall | 1 |
| 03/13/25 vs Star-Spencer | 1 |
| 03/10/25 @ Stillwater | 1 |
| 03/07/25 @ Southeast | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Sam McClure, who went a perfect 5-for-5 with one home run, six RBI, and two stolen bases. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in runs (three). Jayden Mayfield was another key player, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases, one run, and one double.
Northwest Classen was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .562. Their batting average was a full 0 higher than the also-impressive .400 that Capitol Hill posted.
Meanwhile, Douglass was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their 18th straight loss dating back to last season. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 12-0 to Mount St. Mary, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Northwest Classen's win ended an 11-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-12. As for Douglass, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-12.
Northwest Classen came out on top in a nail-biter against Douglass in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, sneaking past 2-1. Will the Knights repeat their success, or do the Trojans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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