Lauralton Hall is on a four-game streak of home wins, while North Haven is on a 16-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Lauralton Hall Crusaders will take on the North Haven Nighthawks at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Lauralton Hall will head into Wednesday's contest out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Wednesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 20-2 walloping at the hands of Law. Lauralton Hall has not had much luck with Law recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Lauralton Hall saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maya Dawid, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, North Haven faced Mercy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. North Haven took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mercy. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, North Haven couldn't push the score so high this time.
Reece Hebert spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and four unearned) runs on six hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Lauralton Hall's loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for North Haven, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Lauralton Hall has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 12.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like North Haven struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Lauralton Hall suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to North Haven in their previous matchup on April 8th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hebert, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Now that Lauralton Hall knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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