Tigers
| 04/28/25 vs Lewis Cass | 3 |
| 04/25/25 @ Western | 1 |
| 04/23/25 @ Whitko | 9 |
| 04/21/25 @ Sheridan | 21 |
| 04/19/25 vs Mississinewa | 0 |
| + 8 more games |
The Northwestern Tigers will venture away from home to face off against the Southwood Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Northwestern is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Lewis Cass hit Northwestern with a five-run fourth inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Tigers fell 7-3 to the Kings. Tigers fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Kings since on Monday.
Teegan Helmle made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one home run.
Meanwhile, Southwood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 12-2 to Caston.
Southwood saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tucker Whybrew, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI. Coan Holloway was another, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Southwood's defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Northwestern, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-4.
Southwood's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Wednesday. Northwestern has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.1 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Southwood, though, as they've been averaging only 2.8 strikeouts. Will Northwestern keep running through batters, or will the Knights buck the trend?
Northwestern was able to grind out a solid victory over Southwood in their previous meeting back in March of 2015, winning 5-2. Do the Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Knights turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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