Howell North has gone 4-0 against Winfield recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Howell North Knights and the Winfield Warriors are set to duel. Howell North is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
Howell North lost 7-1 to St. Dominic on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Winfield, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Holt an 11-0 shutout on Tuesday. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by seven runs or more this season.
Emma Dixon was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. What's more, she also racked up no strikeouts, the mostshe's had since back in October of 2023. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
In other pitching news, Maci Knowles looked comfortable as she struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time she's pitched this season.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Claire Shoemake, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Isabel Reinebach, who scored two runs and stole a base.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Winfield was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 0% earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 34.2%.
Howell North's defeat dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Winfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season.
Howell North took their victory against Winfield in their previous meeting back in September of 2019 by a conclusive 12-5. Will Howell North repeat their success, or does Winfield have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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