It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Northview had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Start Spartans by a score of 6-1. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Spartans recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Roman McKarus spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on ten hits. He is becoming a predictor of Northview's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 6-1 (and 9-10 when he doesn't).
On the hitting side, Carson Holmes was excellent, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. Conner Draper was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Wildcats
| 05/27/25 vs Start | 6-1 |
| 05/24/25 vs Perkins | 8-2 |
| 05/19/25 vs Tinora | 2-1 |
| 05/17/25 vs Liberty-Benton | 6-1 |
| 05/16/25 vs Ross | 9-1 |
| + 3 more games |
Northview's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-11. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Start, with the defeat, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 17-7.
Coming up, Northview will square off against Anthony Wayne at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Wildcats 3.3, the Generals 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. Start does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
