The Wawasee Warriors will head out to square off against the NorthWood Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Wawasee is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
On Saturday, Wawasee didn't have quite enough to beat Carroll and fell 10-9. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Hadley Allen put in work while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing six innings while giving up just one earned (and nine unearned) runs off nine hits. Allen was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with three RBI and one double.
In other batting news, MariJo Bontrager was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. Abbagail Willey also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.
Meanwhile, NorthWood fell victim to Northridge and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They came up short against the Raiders, falling 10-0. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Panthers' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Wawasee's loss dropped their record down to 7-13. As for NorthWood, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-7.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Wawasee hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like NorthWood struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 1.3 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Wawasee's way against NorthWood in their previous matchup two weeks ago, as Wawasee made off with a 15-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Warriors since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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