The Northfield Raiders will venture away from home to face off against the Byron Bears at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Northfield will be strutting in after a win while Byron will be coming in after a loss.
If Northfield beats Byron with nine runs on Monday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Raiders blew past John Marshall 9-2 on Thursday. Considering the Raiders have won seven games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Byron suffered their biggest defeat since May 28, 2024 on Thursday. They came up short against Lourdes, falling 21-8. The Bears haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
The victory made it two in a row for Northfield and bumps their season record up to 8-4. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Byron, their loss dropped their record down to 10-7.
Everything went Northfield's way against Byron in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, as Northfield made off with a 9-1 victory. Do the Raiders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bears turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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