Northern Guilford hasn't had much luck against Southwest Guilford recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Northern Guilford Nighthawks will head out to take on the Southwest Guilford Cowboys at 7:00 p.m. Northern Guilford is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
Northern Guilford made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Ledford, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Everything went Northern Guilford's way against Ledford on Wednesday as Northern Guilford made off with a 13-2 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Nighthawks considering their one-run performance the match before.
Northern Guilford got a great performance from Yancey Burleson as he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
Nathanael Lorczak
| 03/19/25 vs Ledford | 4 |
| 02/25/25 @ Eastern Guilford | 2 |
| 04/26/24 @ Grimsley | 2 |
| 03/19/24 @ Southwest Guilford | 2 |
| 03/08/25 vs Morehead | 1 |
On the hitting side, Nathanael Lorczak was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Elijah Breedlove was another key player, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Southwest Guilford lost 9-2 to Oak Grove on Wednesday. The game marked the Cowboys' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Southwest Guilford saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Kennedy, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Southwest Guilford's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Northern Guilford, their record now sits at 8-2.
Both Northern Guilford and Southwest Guilford just can't seem to miss. Northern Guilford has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.1 hits per game. However, it's not like Southwest Guilford struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 3.8 hits. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Northern Guilford couldn't quite get it done against Southwest Guilford in their previous meeting on Tuesday as they fell 6-1. Can Northern Guilford avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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