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| 05/01/24 - Home | 3-1 W |
| 04/15/24 - Away | 9-6 W |
| 05/01/23 - Away | 0-11 L |
| 04/14/23 - Home | 4-5 L |
| 05/16/22 - Away | 0-2 L |
| + 5 more games |
North East and Harford Tech are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. North East will welcome Harford Tech at 3:30 p.m. on Monday.
North East easily dispatched Aberdeen on Thursday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. North East fell just short of Rising Sun by a score of 5-3 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Indians have suffered since April 10, 2024.
Jazmyn Martin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned runs on ten hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, North East saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jahnel Ledford, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Harford Tech entered their tilt with Edgewood on Thursday with five consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with six. They blew past the Rams 11-3. While the Cobras didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Harford Tech also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Shiloh Wall gave up just two earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up 14 Ks. Those 14 strikeouts gave Wall a new career-high.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Lyric Strong, who went 3-for-4 with four runs, one triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Mikayla McJilton, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Harford Tech kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in six consecutive matches.
Harford Tech pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. As for North East, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
North East skirted past Harford Tech 3-1 when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Will North East repeat their success, or does Harford Tech has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
