Northwestern is 0-9 against Bowie since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Northwestern Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Bowie Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. Northwestern is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.6 runs per game this season.
Northwestern will head into Monday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 16) but on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past High Point 8-6. The victory was nothing new for Northwestern as they're now sitting on three straight.
Elias Medina made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 14 batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Medina has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Medina was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Medina wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was James Klopp, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Klopp has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Bowie's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They lost 10-0 to Annapolis. The matchup marked the first time this season in which Bowie was not able to get on the board.
The win got Northwestern back to even at 7-7. As for Bowie, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-3.
Northwestern might still be hurting after the 9-2 defeat they got from Bowie in their previous meeting on April 6th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bowie's Chris Reyes, who struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Now that Northwestern knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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