Northeast is 1-9 against Northwest since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Northeast Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Northwest Vikings at 5:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Northeast was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 11-2 walloping at the hands of Kirkwood.
Zaria Forbis was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Northwest suffered a tough 8-1 defeat at the hands of Russellville on Saturday. Northwest has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Northwest saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tavasia Buckley, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Northeast's loss dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Northwest, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11.
Northwest's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Northeast has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .526. It's a different story for Northwest, though, as they've only averaged .348. Will they be able to contain Northeast's hitters?
Northeast might still be hurting after the 17-5 loss they got from Northwest when the teams last played back in March. Can Northeast avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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