After two games on the road, Northeastern is heading back home. They will take on the Red Lion Lions at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Northeastern: 3.9, Red Lion: 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Northeastern is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against William Penn on Monday as Northeastern made off with a 17-1 victory. Considering Northeastern has won six games by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Mitchell Moser made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Moser was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Northeastern got a big performance out of Garreth Calder, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1. Brandon Charleston was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, after a string of 14 wins, Red Lion's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Central York. The contest marked the first time this season in which Red Lion was not able to get on the board.
Northeastern is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Red Lion, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 14-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Northeastern has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Red Lion struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Northeastern came up short against Red Lion when the teams last played back in April, falling 7-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Red Lion's AJ Lipscomb, who struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off eight hits. Now that Northeastern knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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