The Morehead Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Northern Guilford Nighthawks at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Morehead has given up an average of 8.2 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Morehead lost 17-6 to Trinity on Tuesday.
Morehead saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ben Wade, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI. The dominant performance gave Wade a new career-high in RBI.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Northern Guilford and Ragsdale, and Northern Guilford kept the tradition alive. Everything went Northern Guilford's way against Ragsdale on Tuesday as Northern Guilford made off with a 13-3 win. Considering the Nighthawks have won three contests by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
John Yarnovich looked comfortable as he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Northern Guilford got a massive performance out of Kevin Willoughby, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Willoughby also put up a home run, which was his first of the season. Jorge Torres was another key player, going 3-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs.
Northern Guilford always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .645. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Morehead's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.4 runs on average over those games. As for Northern Guilford, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Morehead skirted past Northern Guilford 9-8 in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Morehead since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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