NorthWood was the 6-3 winner over South Bend St. Joseph when they last played one another back in May of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The NorthWood Panthers lost 12-3 to the South Bend St. Joseph Huskies on Friday.
NorthWood saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carson Mashack, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On South Bend St. Joseph's side, Tommy Eck tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits.
At the plate, Brett Mason was a standout: he went 3-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Joe Washburn, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
NorthWood's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 14-12. As for South Bend St. Joseph, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 19-6.
NorthWood will be playing at home against Crown Point at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Crown Point's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so NorthWood's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for South Bend St. Joseph, they will head out on the road to take on Fairfield at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams will come into the contest having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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