Northgate has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Acalanes Dons at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought match, but Northgate had to settle for a 14-13 defeat against Mt. Diablo.
Meanwhile, Acalanes unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Monday. They suffered a tough 12-2 loss at the hands of Monte Vista. Having soared to a lofty 19 runs in the game before, Acalanes couldn't push the score so high this time.
Acalanes saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Esa Orman, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Northgate's defeat dropped their record down to 10-6-1. As for Acalanes, their loss dropped their record down to 12-5.
Northgate was able to grind out a solid victory over Acalanes when the teams last played back in March, winning 6-2. Does Northgate have another victory up their sleeve, or will Acalanes turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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