The Countryside Cougars will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Northeast Vikings at 7:00 p.m. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Tuesday, Countryside never let their opponents score. Everything went their way against Canterbury as Countryside made off with a 10-0 victory. Considering Countryside has won four matches by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Kaitlyn Crouch was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Crouch has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Crouch was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Ali Strickland was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Northeast can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 14-4 margin over Largo.
Like Countryside, Northeast also got a great game from a two-way player: Savanna Hogsten. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits (she also only allowed one walk). Hogsten was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Lashell Roberts was incredible, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Brooke McCarthy, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Countryside is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-6 record this season. As for Northeast, they pushed their record up to 6-3 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Countryside came out on top in a nail-biter against Northeast in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Countryside 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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