Northridge is 8-2 against Woods Cross since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Northridge Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Woods Cross Wildcats at 3:30 p.m. Northridge is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Northridge's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Box Elder on Wednesday. They lost 10-0 to the Bees. That's two games in a row now that Northridge has lost by exactly ten runs.
Northridge saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was MaKaybree Nay, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Woods Cross had to endure an eight-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They blew past East 18-11.
Woods Cross got a massive performance out of Natalie Wall, who went 2-for-4 with four runs, a triple, and a double. Breck Harris was another key contributor, going 2-for-5 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Northridge's loss dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Woods Cross, their win ended a 12-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-15.
Woods Cross' pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Northridge hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .342. It's a different story for Woods Cross, though, as they've only averaged .246. Will they be able to contain Northridge's hitters?
Everything went Northridge's way against Woods Cross in their previous meeting back in April as Northridge made off with a 14-4 victory. Will Northridge repeat their success, or does Woods Cross have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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