Northridge is 1-9 against Johnstown-Monroe since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Northridge Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the Johnstown-Monroe Johnnies at 5:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
After soaring to 22 runs the game before, Northridge was a bit more limited in their matchup on Wednesday. Their tough 16-2 defeat to Licking Valley might stick with them for a while.
Gracie Smith made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Johnstown-Monroe fell victim to Watkins Memorial and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They suffered a rough 17-0 loss at the hands of the Warriors. Johnstown-Monroe just can't catch a break and has now endured three defeats in a row.
Northridge's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Johnstown-Monroe, they have fallen quite a ways from their 27-3 record last season and are now at 1-3.
Northridge came up short against Johnstown-Monroe in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 5-0. Thankfully for Northridge, Macy Walters (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 19 over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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