Softball Preview: Owatonna Huskies vs. Northfield Raiders
Owatonna is 1-9 against Northfield since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Owatonna Huskies will head out on the road to face off against the Northfield Raiders at 5:00 p.m. Owatonna's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Northfield's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Owatonna is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Mankato West just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Scarlets by a score of 3-2.
Meanwhile, after a string of nine wins, Northfield's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Winona.
Northfield saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emma Peroutka, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Peroutka has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
Owatonna's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-6. As for Northfield, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-6.
Everything went Owatonna's way against Northfield in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Owatonna made off with a 12-1 victory. Will Owatonna repeat their success, or does Northfield have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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