North Mac has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Carlinville Cavaliers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
North Mac will head into Thursday's match out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Thursday. They lost 12-3 to Staunton. North Mac has not had much luck with Staunton recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Abby Hendricks was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Carlinville's offense. They lost 7-0 to Gillespie on Wednesday.
Hallie Gibson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and four unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up seven Ks.
North Mac's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-8. As for Carlinville, their loss dropped their record down to 16-4-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. North Mac hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Carlinville 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 Mac might still be hurting after the 7-1 defeat they got from Carlinville when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can North Mac avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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