Softball Preview: Northeastern Knights vs. Union City Indians
Northeastern has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Union City Indians at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Northeastern is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
Northeastern stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They blew past Monroe Central 10-0. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Northeastern considering their two-run performance the match before.
The team relied heavily on Alexis Russell, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played. Lillian Null was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Union City lost 10-3 to Cambridge City Lincoln on Monday. Union City has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Northeastern is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Union City, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-11.
Northeastern came out on top in a nail-biter against Union City when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northeastern since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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