Leslie is on a ten-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Northwest is on a 12-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Leslie Blackhawks will take on the Northwest Mounties at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Northwest's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Friday: Leslie had not allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. Leslie's pitchers stepped up to hand Napoleon an 11-0 shutout on Monday.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last game, Northwest made sure to put some runs up on the board against Marshall on Wednesday. Everything went Northwest's way against Marshall as Northwest made off with a 15-9 win.
Northwest got a great performance from Lucy Bivens as she struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Bivens has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Campbell Kloack, who went 3-for-5 with two triples, five RBI, and three runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Madi Dixon, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Leslie's victory bumped their record up to 11-1. As for Northwest, their win bumped their record up to 15-3.
Leslie came out on top in a nail-biter against Northwest in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 4-3. Does Leslie have another victory up their sleeve, or will Northwest turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
