Softball Preview: Northeastern Knights vs. Monroe Central Golden Bears
The Northeastern Knights have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Monroe Central Golden Bears at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Northeastern is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 17 runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Centerville on Friday. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 3-2.
Lillian Null made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Alexis Russell, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Monroe Central is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 9-2 to Union City on Saturday.
Monroe Central saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ailey Moon, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Northeastern's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-4. As for Monroe Central, their loss dropped their record down to 0-14.
Monroe Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Monday. Northeastern has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Monroe Central, though, as they've been averaging only 1.6. Will Northeastern keep running through batters, or will Monroe Central buck the trend?
Northeastern took their win against Monroe Central in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 19-3. Does Northeastern have another victory up their sleeve, or will Monroe Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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