The Northwestern Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Grantsburg Pirates at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Northwestern is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Chetek-Weyerhaeuser onto the board and left with a 20-0 victory on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Northwestern.
Ellie Peterson and Ashlyn Sutherland made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Peterson tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Sutherland pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At the plate, Peterson went 3-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run, while Sutherland went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Finley Peterson, who went 3-for-3 with two triples, three runs, and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Lillie Casper, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Grantsburg put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on Ellsworth with a sharp 9-2 win. That's two games straight that Grantsburg has won by exactly seven runs.
Northwestern's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-4-1. As for Grantsburg, their win bumped their record up to 9-0.
Northwestern came up short against Grantsburg when the teams last played back in April of 2017, falling 6-3. Can Northwestern avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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