Northgate put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Las Lomas Knights with a sharp 12-4 win. 12 seems to be a good number for Northgate as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Ashley Herman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Herman was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Taelyn Jriyasetapong and Addison Baxter did most of the damage at the plate: Jriyasetapong scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Baxter went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI. Jriyasetapong has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Stella Hanko, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
The win (which was Northgate's fourth in a row) raised their record to 14-8-1. As for Las Lomas, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-12 record this season.
Northgate will have a chance to go back-to-back against Las Lomas: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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