Softball Recap: Northwood Chargers vs. Graham Red Devils
Northwood scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Graham Red Devils as the Northwood Chargers made off with a 19-2 victory. Considering Northwood has won five contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Jasmine Wichowski made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Wichowski has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Wichowski was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Courtney Talbert, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, six RBI, and four runs. Giselle Fallas was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
On Graham's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alyssa Dove, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
The win (which was Northwood's third in a row) raised their record to 7-8. As for Graham, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-13.
Northwood will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Southeast Alamance at 6:00 p.m. Southeast Alamance has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.27 runs per game on average), something Northwood will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Graham, they will head out on the road to face off against North Moore at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. North Moore is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
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