Northfield is 10-0 against Red Wing since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Northfield Raiders will be playing at home against the Red Wing Wingers at 5:00 p.m. Northfield will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Northfield can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Albert Lea as Northfield made off with a 14-7 win.
Northfield got a massive performance out of Rita Langford, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Makena Malecha, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Red Wing has not done well against Faribault recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Red Wing walked away with a 4-1 victory over Faribault.
Brianna Tix was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Tix has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Tix was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Isabella Guetzlaff, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Amy Grove was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Northfield has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Red Wing, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-6.
Northfield was able to grind out a solid victory over Red Wing in their previous meeting on Monday, winning 7-4. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Tix, who struck out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up six earned (and one unearned) runs off 12 hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Northfield still be able to contain Tix? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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