Northeastern has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the West Jefferson Roughriders at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Northeastern's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They came out on top against Fairbanks by a score of 5-0. That five run margin sets a new team best for Northeastern this season.
Meanwhile, West Jefferson had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.6 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Cardinals with a sharp 13-1 win. The result was nothing new for West Jefferson, who have now won five matchups by ten runs or more so far this season.
Northeastern's victory bumped their record up to 3-5. As for West Jefferson, their win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1.
Northeastern suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to West Jefferson in their previous matchup on April 1st. Can Northeastern avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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