Northtown is preparing for their first conference matchup of the season on Wednesday. They will be playing in front of their home fans against the Westmont Sentinels at 4:30 p.m. Northtown is looking for their season's first win.
Northtown lost 20-3 to Regina Dominican on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Westmont fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Walther Christian Academy on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Broncos by a score of 7-6.
Gwyneth Jindra put in work no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 17 batters over 8.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.8 strikeouts per game. She was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 4-for-4. She is on a roll when it comes to RBI, as she's now brought in three or more in each of the last three games she's played.
In other batting news, Cate Jackson made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Reagan Kelly also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Westmont's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Northtown, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
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