After only two runs in their last game, South Bend Adams made sure to put some runs up on the board against Northridge on Friday. The South Bend Adams Eagles walked away with an 11-6 win over the Northridge Raiders. That's more bragging rights for South Bend Adams, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Angela McNellis was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. McNellis was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Emma Schell was incredible, firing off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Julia McNellis, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
On Northridge's side, Rachel Humbarger was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances. Angelina Barbaro was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Northridge didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
South Bend Adams made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-2. As for Northridge, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-3.
South Bend Adams will head out on the road to take on New Prairie at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Northridge, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against East Noble at 10:00 a.m. Northridge has given up an average of 10.2 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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