Softball Recap: Northumberland Indians vs. Colonial Beach Drifters
Northumberland had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came out on top against the Colonial Beach Drifters by a score of 12-9. That's two games straight that Northumberland has won by exactly three runs.
For Colonial Beach's part, Kirsten Straughan stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: she got on base in all five of her plate appearances with three runs, a triple, and an RBI. Carlyn MIddleton was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-5.
Northumberland has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-3-2 record this season. As for Colonial Beach, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-9.
Northumberland will look to defend their home field on Monday against St. Margaret's at 5:00 p.m. Northumberland will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive. As for Colonial Beach, they will head out on the road to square off against Lancaster at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Colonial Beach will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
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