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| 05/06/23 - Away | 6-2 W |
| 05/04/23 - Home | 2-0 W |
| 04/22/22 - Away | 7-1 W |
| 04/01/22 - Home | 11-0 W |
| 04/26/21 - Home | 3-1 W |
| + 3 more games |
Portsmouth West has gone 7-1 against Northwest recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Senators will face off against the Mohawks at 5:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Portsmouth West is headed into the contest having just posted their closest win since April 7th on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Waverly, sneaking past 4-3. The Senators haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.
Portsmouth West's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Brooklyn Pitts, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, Northwest had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They put the hurt on the Indians with a sharp 9-1 victory. The Mohawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 games by eight runs or more this season.
Annika Carpenter spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered a run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up a single earned run in seven consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Kendra Bostwick was excellent, going 1-for-3 with two runs and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Lauren Copp, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Northwest kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in nine consecutive matches.
Northwest pushed their record up to 14-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.6 runs over those games. As for Portsmouth West, their record is now 7-8.
Portsmouth West was able to grind out a solid win over Northwest when the teams last played back in May of 2023, winning 6-2. Do the Senators have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Mohawks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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