Northwestern has gone 8-2 against Spooner recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Rails at 5:00 p.m.
Northwestern is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 18 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Hayward on Tuesday. They came up short against the Hurricanes, falling 9-1. Tigers fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team has lost against the Hurricanes since Tuesday.

Mallory Siddiqui
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Northwestern saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mallory Siddiqui, who went 3-for-4 with one stolen base. Siddiqui is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games she's played.
Meanwhile, Spooner strolled into their game on Tuesday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured an 8-7 W against Cumberland.
Spooner's win bumped their record up to 9-0. As for Northwestern, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6-1.
Northwestern skirted past Spooner 5-4 in their previous meeting back in May of 2025. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Rails have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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