Northern is on a 11-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while St. Mary's Ryken is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Northern Patriots will take on the St. Mary's Ryken Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Northern: 2.4, St. Mary's Ryken: 1.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Northern is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against North Point (and have done all season long). Everything went Northern's way against North Point on Friday as Northern made off with a 12-2 victory.
Danielle Sypolt spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on eight hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brooke MacAulay, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Melody Russell was another key contributor, getting on base in two of her three plate appearances with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's Ryken is ranked highly in their home state and on Thursday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Bishop O'Connell. St. Mary's Ryken lost 7-0 to Bishop O'Connell. St. Mary's Ryken was red-hot at the plate headed into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the four games prior) but Bishop O'Connell's pitcher proved too tough.
St. Mary's Ryken also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Emmaleigh Zagrodnichek gave up six earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits and racked up seven Ks.
Northern's win bumped their record up to 14-3. As for St. Mary's Ryken, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 10-1.
Monday's match will be a test for both team's pitchers. Northern hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .338. However, it's not like St. Mary's Ryken struggles in that department as they've averaged .371. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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