The North East Grape Pickers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Northwestern Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. North East will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
North East is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against General McLane (and have done all season long). North East blew past General McLane 14-8.
Sydney Wittman was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and six unearned) runs off seven hits. Wittman has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Wittman was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, North East got a big performance out of Kaylee Skelly, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Alyssa Holdsworth was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three matchups, Northwestern finally came back down to earth on Saturday. They lost 11-0 to Harbor Creek. Northwestern has struggled against Harbor Creek recently, as their game on Saturday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
North East has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-8 record this season. As for Northwestern, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-6.
North East might still be hurting after the 15-5 defeat they got from Northwestern in their previous matchup back in April. Will North East have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
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