Northridge had lost three straight at home, but on Friday they dropped down to 7-13 to make it four. They lost 19-0 to the Johnstown-Monroe Johnnies. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Johnnies this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 18-0 back in April.
As for Johnstown-Monroe, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 16-4-1. Considering they have won 13 games by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
For Johnstown-Monroe's part, Abigail Wood was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave Wood a new career-high in strikeouts (five). She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs.
In other batting news, Johnstown-Monroe got a massive performance out of Addy Zak, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Zak has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played. Brooklyn Wood was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one run.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Northridge is set to take on their familiar foe Heath at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Johnstown-Monroe will face off against rival Lakewood at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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