If Northport was feeling good off their 19-12 takedown of Wilbur-Creston-Keller last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Northport Mustangs fell 25-22 to the Curlew Cougars on Saturday. It was the first time this season that Northport let down their fans at home.
Northport got a massive performance out of Alexus Stark, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in five of her nine plate appearances. Stark has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Ella Sphuler, who scored five runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-6.
Even though they lost, Northport didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Curlew only tossed three.
On Curlew's side, the team relied heavily on Theia Grady, who scored five runs and stole five bases while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Ellie Calhoun, who went 3-for-5 with three doubles, two runs, and a stolen base.
Northport's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-3. As for Curlew, the victory got them back to even at 5-5-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Northport beat Curlew by a score of 21-16 later that day.
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