Las Lomas is 2-8 against Northgate since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Las Lomas Knights will look to defend their home field against the Northgate Broncos at 4:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Las Lomas will face Northgate after dropping another heartbreaker against Acalanes on Tuesday, which marked the second time in a row the team's come within 2.1 2.1 runs of beating them. Las Lomas fell 13-10 to Acalanes.
Meanwhile, Northgate put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 12-2 margin over Berean Christian. The win was familiar territory for Northgate who now have three in a row.
Makenna Choi and Ashley Herman were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Choi kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Herman pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Choi has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Choi scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Herman scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Addison Baxter was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Stella Hanko, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Las Lomas' defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-11. As for Northgate, their victory bumped their record up to 13-8-1.
Las Lomas suffered a grim 12-3 defeat to Northgate in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Choi, who struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Now that Las Lomas knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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