The Northfield Nighthawks are taking a road trip to challenge the George Washington Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Northfield lost 18-8 to Vista PEAK Prep on Thursday. The Nighthawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Bella Robles was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Maeve McKae, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, George Washington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 6-4 to La Junta, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Amelia Nelson was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Nelson was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Nelson wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Avia Marusich, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Northfield's record is now 2-7. As for George Washington, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-7.
Northfield suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to George Washington in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Northfield avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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