Northwestern was handed a 14-run loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Friday. They had just enough and edged out the ED White Commanders 6-5.
Jomar Rodriguez made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Rodriguez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. That hit marked the first that he got this season.
In other batting news, Northwestern got a big performance out of Alejandro Garcia, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jesus Rivera, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Northwestern is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.7 runs over those games. ED White's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Coming up, Northwestern will head out to take on Hollywood Hills at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for ED White, they will host Harvest Community at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Harvest Community has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13.83 runs per game on average), something ED White will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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