Amundsen won the last time they faced Northside, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Amundsen Vikings narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Northside Mustangs 6-5. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Amundsen.
Cassidy Carter made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. Carter was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases.
In other pitching news, Maeve Oliver looked comfortable as she tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Devin Horrow, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kate Frey, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Northside's side, they got a good showing from Sophia Askuvich, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Northside saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emily Wojdyla, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Amundsen is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-9 record this season. As for Northside, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-11-1.
Amundsen will look to defend their home field on Friday against Jones at 4:30 p.m. Amundsen is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.5 runs per game this season. Northside does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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