It was a good run, but Northwest unfortunately witnessed the end of their 14-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Clinton Redwolves by a score of 4-2. Northwest was red-hot at the plate headed into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the three contests prior) but Clinton's pitchers proved too tough.
Northwest saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ava Golightly, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Golightly has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last 15 times she's played. Addi Moore was another key contributor, getting three hits from her three at bats.
Northwest's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-3. As for Clinton, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Northwest will take on Leslie at 4:00 p.m. on May 10th. As for Clinton, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Madison at 4:00 p.m. Clinton's pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so Madison's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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