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| 04/15/24 - Away | 19-0 W |
| 04/08/24 - Home | 15-1 W |
| 04/04/23 - Away | 15-0 W |
| 04/29/22 - Home | 15-0 W |
| 04/08/19 - Away | 14-5 W |
| + 4 more games |
Shade is 8-1 against North Star since May of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought as Shade Panthers challenge North Star Cougars at 4:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
If Shade beats North Star with 15 runs on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Shade walked away with a 15-11 victory over Forbes Road on Monday. The Panthers haven't had any issues with Forbes Road recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Patty Kovacs was a standout: she scored three runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Tori Bowers, who went 1-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Shade always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .523. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Forbes Road only posted an OBP of .368.
Meanwhile, North Star made easy work of Williamsburg on Thursday and carried off a 14-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
Laiken Grove spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on three hits.
At the plate, North Star got a massive performance out of Lexi Swanson, who fired off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryleigh Grove, who went 3-for-4 with three doubles, four RBI, and two runs.
North Star's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Shade, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Shade took their victory against North Star in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 19-0. Does Shade have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Star turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
