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| 03/21/25 - Home | 15-0 W |
| 04/23/24 - Home | 5-4 W |
| 03/26/24 - Away | 12-1 W |
| 03/03/16 - Home | 1-4 L |
| 04/18/15 - Away | 0-3 L |
| 04/01/15 - Home | 3-6 L |
Chatham Central and Northwood are an even 3-3 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Bears will venture away from home to square off against the Chargers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Chatham Central has four straight victories, Northwood has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Chatham Central's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 6-0 margin over Seaforth. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won nine games by six runs or more so far this season.
Maddie Kaczmarczyk made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Kaczmarczyk was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
In other batting news, Chatham Central let Heidi Vicente Perez and Madalyn Holton run wild. Vicente Perez went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI, while Holton went 1-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleigh Warf, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Northwood came up short against Pinecrest on Monday, falling 19-4.
Makenna Lux was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Chatham Central's record is now 14-2. As for Northwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-13.
Northwood's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Chatham Central has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.3 hits per game. It's a different story for Northwood, though, as they've been averaging 8.8 hits. Given Chatham Central's sizable advantage in that area, the Chargers will need to find a way to close that gap.
Chatham Central took their win against Northwood in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 15-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bears since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
