North Point is 1-9 against Chopticon since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The North Point Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Chopticon Braves at 4:30 p.m. North Point will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
North Point scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They never let Westlake onto the board and left with a 15-0 win. With that victory, North Point brought their scoring average up to 7 runs per game.
Alyssa Blaney made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Blaney has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Blaney was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, North Point got a big performance out of Ari Mitchell, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Emily Yanick, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, neither Chopticon nor North East made it onto the board last Monday thanks to some airtight pitching. After nine innings, both teams settled for a 0-0 draw. The game marked that first time this year in which Chopticon was not able to get on the board.
North Point's win bumped their record up to 4-2. Meanwhile, Chopticon's record is now 4-0-1.
North Point might still be hurting after the 11-0 loss they got from Chopticon when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can North Point avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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