The Northwest Classen Knights will face off against the Bartlesville Bruins at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Northwest Classen will be strutting in after a win while Bartlesville will be coming in after a loss.
Northwest Classen's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Thursday. They put the hurt on Star-Spencer with a sharp 12-0 victory. The Knights haven't had any issues with the Bobcats recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Jayden Mayfield made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Mayfield was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, Jovanny Charqueno and Rogelio Perez did most of the damage at the plate: Charqueno scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-3, while Perez scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-2. Charqueno also put up a double, which was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Sam McClure, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Northwest Classen was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .625. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Bartlesville came up short against Wright City on Tuesday and fell 8-4.
Bartlesville saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sam Marcella, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one double.
Northwest Classen's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-3. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 12 runs. As for Bartlesville, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
Bartlesville's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Northwest Classen hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .333. It's a different story for Bartlesville, though, as they've only averaged .171. Will they be able to contain Northwest Classen's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
