Softball Preview: Urbana Hawks vs. Northern Patriots
After seven games on the road, Urbana is heading back home. They will take on the Northern Patriots at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Urbana's hitters might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Catoctin on Monday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 10-0 walloping at the hands of the Cougars. The matchup marked the first time this year in which Urbana was not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Northern unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Friday. They took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Chopticon. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Northern in their matchups with Chopticon: they've now lost four in a row.
Reagan Powell made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Urbana now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Northern, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-3.
Urbana suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Northern when the teams last played back in March of 2018. Thankfully for Urbana, Haylee Womer (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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