The Superior Spartans will challenge the Northwestern Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Thursday, Superior got the win against Proctor by a conclusive 19-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Spartans.
Meanwhile, Northwestern waltzed into their game on Saturday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Bulldogs a 10-0 shutout.
Ashlyn Sutherland was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Northwestern hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Chetek-Weyerhaeuser struck out nine times.
Northwestern's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-2. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.0 runs on average over those games. As for Superior, their win bumped their record up to 13-5.
Everything went Superior's way against Northwestern in their previous matchup back in April of 2018, as Superior made off with a 14-3 victory. Do the Spartans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tigers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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