North Jackson is 10-0 against New Hope since April of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The North Jackson Chiefs will take on the New Hope Indians at 5:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (North Jackson has five straight wins, New Hope has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
North Jackson is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Marion County (and have done all season long). North Jackson put the hurt on Marion County with a sharp 12-1 victory on Thursday.
Allie Benson spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Addie Reed was a standout: she scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Avery Wynne, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, New Hope suffered a rough 8-1 defeat at the hands of Madison Academy on Thursday.
New Hope saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lauren Kelly, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
North Jackson is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 31-8 record this season. As for New Hope, their loss dropped their record down to 15-22-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. North Jackson hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like New Hope struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
North Jackson was able to grind out a solid win over New Hope in their previous meeting last Monday, winning 7-3. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was New Hope's Olivia Harris, who didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will North Jackson still be able to contain Harris? There's only one way to find out.
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