The Northglenn Norsemen will play host again on Saturday to welcome the Prairie View Thunderhawks, where first pitch is scheduled at 10:00 a.m. Northglenn is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
Northglenn will bounce into Saturday's matchup after beating Mountain Range, who they hadn't topped in four consecutive meetings. Northglenn narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Mountain Range 8-7.
Ryann Fredrick spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and four unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up ten Ks. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
At the plate, Brookelynn Hendrick was excellent, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3. Madi Sheehy was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Northglenn was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mountain Range only posted a batting average of .212.
Meanwhile, Prairie View was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Mountain Range, falling 14-3.
The win got Northglenn back to even at 7-7. As for Prairie View, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-10.
Everything went Northglenn's way against Prairie View in their previous meeting on September 3rd as Northglenn made off with a 21-11 victory. Does Northglenn have another victory up their sleeve, or will Prairie View turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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