The Northwood Timberwolves will be playing at home against the South Spartans at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Northwood has nine straight wins, South has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Northwood beat Portola 6-1.
Northwood let Luke Hansen and Jordan Kim loose on the outfield. Hansen scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Kim scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Colin Carlson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but South had to settle for an 8-7 defeat against Serra on Saturday.
South also got a good showing from Ben Castillion, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Castillion has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Logan Sain was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Northwood has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5-1 record this season. As for South, their loss dropped their record down to 15-13.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Northwood has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like South struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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