The North Mustangs will take on the North Canyon Rattlers at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. North has given up an average of 7.8 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
North lost 20-3 to Fairfax on Wednesday. The Mustangs haven't had much luck with the Stampede recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Meanwhile, North Canyon scored the most runs they've had this season on Wednesday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Paradise Valley by a score of 20-19. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (16), the Rattlers still had to take the loss.
Madison Kirby was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 5-for-6. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Mia Hernandez, who went 3-for-5 with three runs, one triple, and two RBI.
North Canyon dropped their record down to 1-11 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home losses can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.5 runs over those games. As for North, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-11.
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