Northridge fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Severance on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Severance Silver Knights by a score of 5-4. The loss was the Grizzlies' first of the season.
Brooke Riofrio spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and three unearned) runs on 11 hits.
At the plate, Northridge saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Belle Bailey, who went 1-for-4 with a triple and two RBI.
Having lost for the first time this season, Northridge fell to 2-1. As for Severance, their win bumped their record up to 5-0-1.
Northridge will hit the road for the first time this season to square off against University at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. University is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season. As for Severance, they will challenge Eaton at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Eaton knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten run or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Severance likes a good challenge.
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