Northwood won the last time they faced Lakeview and things went their way on Thursday too. Northwood walked away with a 13-8 win over Lakeview. That's two games straight that Northwood has won by exactly five runs.
Braxten McFarlain was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. McFarlain was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Devin Vanlangendonck
| 03/20/25 vs Lakeview | 3 |
| 03/06/25 vs Montgomery | 2 |
| 02/27/25 @ Saline | 2 |
| 03/10/25 vs Ringgold | 1 |
| 03/05/25 @ Montgomery | 1 |
| + 2 more games |
In other batting news, Chase Basco and Devin Vanlangendonck did most of the damage at the plate: Basco got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run, while Vanlangendonck scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. Vanlangendonck is becoming a predictor of Northwood's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 2-6 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Drayven Miller, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Northwood's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-7. As for Lakeview, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-9.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Northwood will welcome Dodson at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Lakeview, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Evans at 5:00 p.m. Evans has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.75 runs per game on average), something Lakeview will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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