Cumberland is 0-10 against Northwestern since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Cumberland Beavers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Northwestern Tigers at 5:00 p.m. Cumberland will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
Last Friday, Cumberland made easy work of St. Croix Falls and carried off an 11-1 win.
Cumberland saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kelsey Reidy, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Lexi Peterson was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, neither Northwestern nor Ladysmith made it onto the board on Friday thanks to some airtight pitching. After seven innings, both teams settled for a 0-0 draw. The match marked the first time this year in which Northwestern was not able to get on the board.
Cumberland's victory bumped their record up to 7-12. Northwestern's tie makes their record 11-3-1 this season.
Cumberland might still be hurting after the 9-1 defeat they got from Northwestern when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Northwestern's Ellie Peterson, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Now that Cumberland knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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