The Northwestern Wildcats will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Seneca Bobcats at 4:00 p.m. Northwestern is out to stop a four-game streak of losses at home.
Last Monday, Northwestern wound up with the same score they had in their last game (8-1), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Gabe Hutchison made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Seneca has not done well against North East recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Seneca had just enough and edged North East out 6-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for Seneca.
Lucas Rupp and Klayton Komisarski were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Rupp pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Komisarski tossed six innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off nine hits. At bat, Rupp scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Komisarski went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Sean DeMauri, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base.
Northwestern's defeat dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Seneca, their victory bumped their record up to 3-8.
Northwestern came out on top in a nail-biter against Seneca in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 5-3. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Seneca's Jared Gladitz, who pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Northwestern still be able to contain Gladitz? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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