Northeast Nodaway has been away from home for six games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Cainsville Redmen at 5:00 p.m. Northeast Nodaway will be strutting in after a win while Cainsville will be coming in after a loss.
Northeast Nodaway is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Bishop LeBlond on Tuesday as Northeast Nodaway made off with a 16-3 victory. The result was nothing new for the Blue Jays, who have now won six games by eight runs or more so far this season.
Hadley Defreece made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
In other batting news, Baylie Busby was incredible, going 3-for-3 with four stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. Mylee Wilmes was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and a double.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Northeast Nodaway was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Cainsville has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 3.8 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit last Monday. They lost 11-4 to North Harrison.
Northeast Nodaway's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-5. As for Cainsville, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Northeast Nodaway was able to grind out a solid victory over Cainsville in their previous meeting back in October of 2018, winning 5-1. Does Northeast Nodaway have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cainsville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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