North Miami has gone 8-2 against Southwood recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Warriors will welcome the Knights at 5:30 p.m. North Miami is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 12.1 runs per game this season.
North Miami is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Taylor 24-1 on Thursday. The Warriors have beaten the Titans the last eight times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Titans has come to flipping the script.
Erika Raber was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). That's the most strikeouts she has posted over her last four games. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in five of her six plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. She also put up a double, which was her first of the season.
Jordyn Hackworth
| 05/08/25 @ Taylor | 4 |
| 05/03/25 @ Taylor | 3 |
| 05/06/25 @ North Judson-San Pierre | 2 |
| 04/29/25 @ Triton | 2 |
| 04/17/25 @ Rochester | 2 |
In other batting news, Jordyn Hackworth was a standout: she got on base in four of her five plate appearances with four stolen bases and five runs. Those four stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Porscha Pickett was another key player, going a perfect 4-for-4 with four RBI and two runs.
North Miami hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Southwood's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lewis Cass.
Southwood saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rylee Thomas, who went 1-for-4 with one double.
Southwood's loss dropped their record down to 10-4. As for North Miami, their victory bumped their record up to 11-3.
Southwood's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. North Miami has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Southwood, though, as they've been averaging only 4.1 strikeouts. Will North Miami keep running through batters, or will the Knights buck the trend? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
