The Spooner Rails will face off against the Northwestern Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Spooner will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
Spooner's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They put the hurt on Cumberland with a sharp 9-0 win. The Rails might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by nine runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Northwestern came up short against Hayward on Friday and fell 6-1. The game marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Spooner's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Northwestern, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3.
Everything went Spooner's way against Northwestern in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Spooner made off with a 12-2 victory. Will the Rails repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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