After both having extra time off, the Bartlett Yancey Buccaneers and the Northwood Chargers will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Bartlett Yancey was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 13-2 walloping at the hands of Seaforth.
Karlie Barrignger was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Northwood lost a close one when they played back in March but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed on two weeks ago was a bit more commanding. Their tough 12-1 defeat to Chatham Central might stick with them for a while. Northwood has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Northwood saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kara Thomas, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Bartlett Yancey's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Northwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7.
Northwood's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Bartlett Yancey has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.2 hits per game. It's a different story for Northwood, though, as they've been averaging 9.3. Given Bartlett Yancey's sizable advantage in that area, Northwood will need to find a way to close that gap.
Bartlett Yancey took their win against Northwood when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 13-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bartlett Yancey since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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