Red Wing is 0-10 against Northfield since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Red Wing Wingers will head out on the road to face off against the Northfield Raiders at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Red Wing will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Faribault, who they hadn't topped in eight consecutive meetings. Red Wing walked away with a 4-1 victory over Faribault on Wednesday.
Brianna Tix made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Tix has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Tix was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Isabella Guetzlaff, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Amy Grove was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Northfield waltzed into their game on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Everything went their way against the Tigers as they made off with a 14-7 win. Considering Northfield has won four matches by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Rita Langford was a standout: she scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Makena Malecha, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
The victory got Red Wing back to even at 6-6. As for Northfield, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-5.
Red Wing came up short against Northfield in their previous meeting on Monday, falling 7-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Northfield's Kristen Hafemeyer, who struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Now that Red Wing 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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