The Ashland-Greenwood Bluejays will head out on the road to take on the Northwest Vikings at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Ashland-Greenwood sitting on three straight victories and Northwest on 22.
Ashland-Greenwood proved they can win big last Tuesday (they won by eight) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over Wayne.
Sofia Dill
| 10/09/25 vs Wayne | 11 |
| 09/29/25 vs Bishop Neumann | 12 |
| 09/27/25 vs Wahoo | 8 |
| 09/27/25 @ Ralston | 9 |
| 09/25/25 vs Ralston | 12 |
| + 5 more games |
Sofia Dill spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on four hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in ten consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ellie Milburn, who went 1-for-4 with one home run. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Egger, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one RBI.
Ashland-Greenwood was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. They are a perfect 10-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Northwest made easy work of Standing Bear on Thursday and carried off a 9-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won 17 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Laiken Dorsey was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in October of 2024. Another player making a difference was Becca Dinkelman, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs and one RBI.
Ashland-Greenwood's record now sits at 17-10. As for Northwest, their record is now 24-2.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Ashland-Greenwood hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.1 home runs per game. However, it's not like Northwest struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 1.2 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
