Chapel Hill lost against Northwood back in April of 2021, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Chapel Hill Tigers fell 8-5 to the Northwood Chargers. Chapel Hill has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Rachel Penzner made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Leena Casler, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Northwood's side, Jasmine Wichowski spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on 12 hits and racked up eight Ks. Wichowski has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Northwood let Sarah Warfford and Kara Thomas loose on the outfield. Warfford scored two runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Thomas scored two runs and stole five bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Courtney Talbert, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Chapel Hill's defeat dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Northwood, their win bumped their record up to 5-8.
Chapel Hill will head out on the road to square off against Hillside at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Chapel Hill is facing Hillside at the right time seeing as Hillside is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Northwood, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Seaforth at 6:00 p.m. Seaforth is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
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