NorthWood entered their tilt with Northridge with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They walked away with a 6-2 win over the Northridge Raiders on Friday. This was payback for NorthWood, who suffered an 11-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
Adriana Beachy was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Beachy has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Beachy was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Leah Rowe and Ashlyn Brooke did most of the damage at the plate: Rowe scored a run while going 1-for-3, while Brooke scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Victoria Vega, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
On Northridge's side, Rielyn Goodwin was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
NorthWood has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. As for Northridge, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-9.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. NorthWood will take on Bremen at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Northridge, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Elkhart at 10:00 a.m. Elkhart is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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