Northridge entered their tilt with Mishawaka Marian with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They never let the Mishawaka Marian Knights onto the board and left with an 11-0 win on Friday. This was payback for Northridge, who suffered a 5-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
Rachel Humbarger made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Humbarger has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Humbarger was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two 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 Rielyn Goodwin, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was Willow Staley, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Northridge pushed their record up to 14-11 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Mishawaka Marian, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-13.
Northridge will head out on the road to take on Mishawaka at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Mishawaka Marian, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Glenn at 10:00 a.m. Glenn is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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