The Northridge Raiders have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Warsaw Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Northridge is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
Northridge can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent game on Monday. They blew past Wawasee 8-1.
Northridge got a big performance out of Max Horner, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a triple, a run, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Urbanski, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Meanwhile, Warsaw unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of NorthWood by a score of 4-2. Having soared to a lofty 18 runs in the game before, Warsaw couldn't push the score so high this time.
Warsaw also got a good showing from Reed Nelson, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Warsaw saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wyatt Stapleton, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Logan O'Malley, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Warsaw didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Northridge's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-5. As for Warsaw, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Northridge has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Warsaw struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.7. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Northridge took their victory against Warsaw in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 9-3. Will Northridge repeat their success, or does Warsaw have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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