Softball Game Preview: North Fremont Huskies vs. Firth Cougars

By Team Reports Apr 26, 2025, 3:27am

Softball Preview: North Fremont Huskies vs. Firth Cougars

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North Fremont is a perfect 10-0 against Firth since April of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Huskies will be playing at home against the Cougars at 4:00 p.m. The timing is sure in North Fremont's favor as the team sits on ten straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Firth has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.

On Wednesday, North Fremont made easy work of West Jefferson and carried off an 18-7 victory. The Huskies might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by six runs or more this season.

Grace Heiner

Hits (Career)

04/23/25 @ West Jefferson4
04/18/25 vs West Side3
03/15/24 @ Salmon3
04/19/25 vs Marsing2
04/15/25 vs Salmon2

The team relied heavily on Grace Heiner, who fired off two home runs, six RBI, and three runs while going 4-for-5. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brynnli Schultz, who went 3-for-5 with three RBI, one triple, and one run.

They weren't the only ones making solid contact: North Fremont kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 18 hits. They are 10-1 when they post 11 or more hits.

Meanwhile, Firth came up short against American Falls on Friday and fell 7-2.

Firth saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mckenna Erickson, who went 1-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. Erickson has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another was Meg Leslie, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one double.

North Fremont is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.9 runs over those games. As for Firth, their loss dropped their record down to 4-14.

Firth's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. North Fremont has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Firth, though, as they've been averaging only 3.3 strikeouts. Will North Fremont keep running through batters, or will the Cougars buck the trend?

North Fremont took their victory against Firth when the teams last played on April 1st by a conclusive 18-0 score. Do the Huskies have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cougars turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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