Northeast waltzed into their game on Wednesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. Everything went their way against the South River Seahawks as they made off with an 8-1 victory. Considering Northeast has won eight matches by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Presley McGinty was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). McGinty has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. McGinty was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-5.
In other batting news, Carleigh Canada was incredible, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Northeast pushed their record up to 10-3 with that win, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for South River, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-11 record this season.
Northeast will be playing at home against Southern at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. Northeast's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Southern's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for South River, they will head out on the road to face off against Old Mill at 4:45 p.m. on Friday.
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