The Northport Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Kettle Falls Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Northport will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Northport stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard last Friday. They blew past Wellpinit 26-2. While fans of Northport might be used to big wins, the 24-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Ariel Currigan made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Currigan was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of her six plate appearances.
In other batting news, Ella Sphuler was a standout: she got on base in four of her seven plate appearances with three runs and four RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Alexus Stark, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of her six plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Kettle Falls' good fortune finally ran out last Saturday. They fell just short of Davenport by a score of 10-9.
Northport's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-5. As for Kettle Falls, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-11.
Northport suffered a grim 19-9 defeat to Kettle Falls in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Northport avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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