Northeast Nodaway and DeKalb are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2019, but likely not for long. The Northeast Nodaway Blue Jays will challenge the DeKalb Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Northeast Nodaway will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Northeast Nodaway's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They were the clear victor by an 11-0 margin over East Buchanan. The matchup marked the Blue Jays' most dominant win of the season.
Hadley Defreece made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Baylie Busby, who scored three runs and stole five bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Bristol Hicks, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, DeKalb was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They lost 9-0 to Albany. The game marked the first time this year in which the Tigers were not able to get on the board.
Northeast Nodaway is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for DeKalb, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.
Northeast Nodaway came out on top in a nail-biter against DeKalb in their previous meeting two weeks ago, sneaking past 6-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northeast Nodaway 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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