Maconaquah is 0-3 against Northwestern since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Maconaquah Braves will head out on the road to take on the Northwestern Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On Wednesday, Maconaquah didn't have quite enough to beat Rochester and fell 3-2.
Maconaquah saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Amaya Rader, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Northwestern scored the most runs they've had all season on Wednesday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Tipton by a score of 9-8.
Tessa Ortman and Kendra Hughes did some serious damage despite the final result: Ortman scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Hughes scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Addy Clark, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Maconaquah's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Northwestern, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-11 record this season.
Northwestern's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Maconaquah has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.4 hits per game. It's a different story for Northwestern, though, as they've been averaging 10.8. Given Maconaquah's sizable advantage in that area, Northwestern will need to find a way to close that gap.
Maconaquah suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Northwestern when the teams last played back in May of 2021. Thankfully for Maconaquah, Jaylyn Harrison (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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