Northwood came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Portola Bulldogs a 9-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Northwood, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Casey Euper made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Euper has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances. Euper was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jordan Kim, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kai Mo, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Northwood is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5-1 record this season. As for Portola, their loss dropped their record down to 11-11-1.
Northwood will have a chance to go back-to-back against Portola: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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