After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Bishop O'Connell, Northern was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 26-2 margin over the Thomas Stone Cougars. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Northern considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Miranda Twigg made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Twigg was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-5.
In other batting news, Delaney MacAulay was incredible, going 4-for-5 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. Izzie Helwig was another key contributor, going 3-for-3 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a double.
Northern pushed their record up to 1-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
Northern will take on Elizabeth Seton at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Elizabeth Seton has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.33 runs per game on average), something Northern will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Thomas Stone, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Leonardtown at 4:30 p.m. on April 17th.
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