Northwood is 4-0 against Emmanuel Christian since May of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Northwood Rangers will be playing at home against the Emmanuel Christian Warriors at 5:00 p.m. Northwood is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Last Wednesday, Northwood came up short against Evergreen and fell 8-4.
Meanwhile, Emmanuel Christian can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Toledo Christian as Emmanuel Christian made off with a 20-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Emmanuel Christian.
Maggie Woodward made a splash while hitting and pitching. She tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Woodward was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Faith Taylor was a standout: she went 4-for-5 with seven RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Ariella Morris, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5.
Northwood's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Emmanuel Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.
Everything went Northwood's way against Emmanuel Christian in their previous matchup back in April as Northwood made off with an 8-2 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Woodward, who struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and six unearned) runs off eight hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Northwood still be able to contain Woodward? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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