The Northwestern Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Peru Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Northwestern will be coming into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
In what's become a running theme this season, Northwestern gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. Everything went their way against Delphi Community as Northwestern made off with a 7-1 win.
Kolten Berry looked comfortable as he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits every time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Cole VanNatter was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. Another player making a difference was Eastin Whaley, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Peru came up short against Northwestern on Saturday and fell 5-2.
Peru saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lucas Musser, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Northwestern pushed their record up to 4-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs per game. As for Peru, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Peru's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Northwestern hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .330. It's a different story for Peru, though, as they've only averaged .259. Will they be able to contain Northwestern's hitters?
Northwestern was able to grind out a solid win over Peru in their previous meeting on Saturday, winning 5-2. Will Northwestern repeat their success, or does Peru have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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