Northview entered their tilt with Whitmer with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Whitmer Panthers a 1-0 shutout on Monday. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs Northview has scored all year.
The result came thanks to Vin Bentley's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up ten Ks. Those ten strikeouts set a new season-high mark for him.
On the hitting side, Northview's victory was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Carson Holmes, who went 1-for-1 with a triple and an RBI.
Northview pushed their record up to 16-2 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Whitmer, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-7.
Northview will have a chance to go back-to-back against Whitmer: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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