The Northwest Indians will face off against the Buckeye Bucks at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Northwest is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
Northwest is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Coventry out 4-2.
Dayanaira Midcap spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on three hits and racked up six Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Northwest saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caroline Metzger, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Kelsi DeFrank, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Buckeye had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Wednesday. They blew past the Pirates 12-0. Buckeye might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 12 contests by six runs or more this season.
Olivia Matras made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Matras was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Casandra Minarchick was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Madison Lichty, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
The win got Northwest back to even at 11-11. As for Buckeye, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season.
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