Northwest is 1-9 against Sherwood since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Northwest Jaguars will be staying on the road to face off against the Sherwood Warriors at 3:45 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, Northwest had just enough and edged Clarksburg out 11-10.
Meanwhile, Sherwood faced Bethesda-Chevy Chase in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Sherwood came out on top in a nail-biter against Bethesda-Chevy Chase and snuck past 5-3. Winning may never get old, but Sherwood sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Corey Rowell` tossed a big game, striking out six batters over nine innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Sherwood let Jacob Bagania and Ryan Rey loose on the outfield. Bagania scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5, while Rey scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. Bagania has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Northwest's victory bumped their record up to 12-7. As for Sherwood, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season.
Northwest might still be hurting after the 10-1 loss they got from Sherwood in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Can Northwest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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