The Northfield Nighthawks will head out on the road to face off against the Montbello Warriors at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Northfield has 12 straight wins, Montbello has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Wednesday, Northfield made easy work of Rangeview and carried off a 15-4 victory. The Nighthawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by six runs or more this season.
Jackson Taylor looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Eli Jackson was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Alex Flocken also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Northfield was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .654. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.
Meanwhile, Montbello fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Denver North on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 3-2.
Montbello saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Derek Alvidrez, who went 2-for-5 with two doubles and one RBI. Another was Santiago Nava, who scored a run while going 3-for-5.
Northfield pushed their record up to 12-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for Montbello, their loss dropped their record down to 4-10.
Montbello's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Northfield hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .352. It's a different story for Montbello, though, as they've only averaged .246. Will they be able to contain Northfield's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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