The Northwest Christian Crusaders will challenge the Morenci Wildcats at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Northwest Christian will be strutting in after a victory while Morenci will be coming in after a defeat.
Northwest Christian picked up another tournament win on Friday. Everything went their way against Combs as Northwest Christian made off with an 18-2 win.
Northwest Christian let Kinsey Unger and Ella Reuter run wild. Unger went a perfect 3-for-3 with four runs, four RBI, and one stolen base, while Reuter went 1-for-3 with one home run, four runs, and four RBI. That's the most RBI Unger has posted since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Mia Angus, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI and one double.
Northwest Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Combs only posted a batting average of .154.
Meanwhile, Morenci had to hit the road for their first game and it wasn't the result they were hoping for. They lost 11-4 to Horizon Honors on Friday.
Northwest Christian now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Morenci, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.
Northwest Christian couldn't quite finish off Morenci when the teams last played back in February of 2024 and fell 6-4. Can Northwest Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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