Northwestern is 1-9 against Fairview since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Northwestern Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Fairview Tigers at 4:00 p.m.
Northwestern's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Mercyhurst Prep on Monday. They lost 10-0 to the Lakers.
Northwestern saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joe Schaukowitsch, who went 1-for-3 with a double. Schaukowitsch has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Fairview earned an 8-4 victory over Girard on Tuesday. With that win, Fairview brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Northwestern's loss dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Fairview, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Northwestern has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Fairview struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Northwestern might still be hurting after the 6-0 defeat they got from Fairview in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fairview's Tyler Benford, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Now that Northwestern knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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