Softball Game Preview: Northfield on Home-Turf

By Team Reports May 8, 2024, 3:27am

Softball Preview: Northfield Raiders vs. Winona Winhawks

The Northfield Raiders will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Winona Winhawks at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Winona is hoping to do on Thursday what Austin couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Northfield's winning streak, which now stands at eight games. Northfield blew past Austin 12-1. That's two games straight that Northfield has won by exactly 11 runs.

Lindsey Erickson was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Tatum Sawyer, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.

Meanwhile, Winona waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Wingers with a sharp 7-1 win.

Northfield has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Winona, their victory bumped their record up to 10-3.

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