Northwood is 8-2 against Portola since May of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Northwood Timberwolves will be playing in front of their home fans against the Portola Bulldogs at 3:30 p.m. Northwood will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
On Wednesday, Northwood made easy work of Portola and carried off a 10-4 win.
Carter Liu and Paul Grossman were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Liu tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Grossman struck out 12 batters over 4.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Liu scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Grossman scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Luke Hansen, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Northwood is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5-1 record this season. As for Portola, they now have a losing record at 11-12-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Northwood has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Portola struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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