Northern Burlington came tearing into Friday's matchup with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Timber Creek Regional Chargers a 6-0 shutout. Northern Burlington's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three games.
Timber Creek Regional's batters probably weren't too happy with Mikayla Fontana, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 12 Ks (she gave up three walks). Fontana also set a new season high mark in hits with no.
At the plate, Riley Pieloch was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Haley MacArthur, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Northern Burlington has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. As for Timber Creek Regional, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-11 record this season.
Northern Burlington will take on Seneca at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Northern Burlington: 1.1, Seneca: 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. Timber Creek Regional does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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