Northfield lost against Southwood back in March, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Northfield Norsemen fell 10-5 to the Southwood Knights. Northfield has not had much luck with Southwood recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Bella Myers was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. Jaycie Krom was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with three RBI.
On Southwood's side, Madi Culver spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and three unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Grace Lambert was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Lili Combs, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Northfield's defeat dropped their record down to 3-12. As for Southwood, they pushed their record up to 12-3 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Northfield will square off against Maconaquah at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Northfield has given up an average of 11.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Southwood, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Oak Hill at 10:00 a.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Oak Hill: 2.8, Southwood: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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