Northern put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Lackey Chargers with a sharp 20-1 win. Winning may never get old, but Northern sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Danielle Sypolt was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 13 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Sypolt has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Sypolt was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, Reagan Powell was incredible, going 2-for-2 with three runs, four RBI, and a triple. Peyton Dolina was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Northern pushed their record up to 7-2 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Lackey, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-2.
Northern will be playing in front of their home fans against St. Charles at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Northern is facing St. Charles at the right time seeing as St. Charles is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Lackey, they will head out on the road to face off against La Plata at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. La Plata is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.3 runs per game this season.
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