Germantown came into this matchup off a tough 13-run loss on Wednesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of the Northville Falcons by a score of 7-5 on Friday. The Clippers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Emma Schmidt put in work no matter where she played. She struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off nine hits. Schmidt was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one triple. That triple marked the first that she has hit this season.
Schmidt wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Maddy Dodge, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Germantown's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Northville, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 3-5 record this season.
Germantown will square off against Coxsackie-Athens at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Northville, they will take on Middleburgh at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Knights have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 22.5 runs per game on average), something the Falcons will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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