After flying high against North Hagerstown last Friday, Urbana came back down to earth. The Urbana Hawks lost 17-1 to the Northern Patriots on Saturday. Urbana has not had much luck with Northern recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
For Northern's part, Kat Brabson made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Brabson has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Brabson was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Reagan Powell was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Delaney MacAulay was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Urbana's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-5. As for Northern, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.
Urbana will square off against Tuscarora on Tuesday. Urbana is facing Tuscarora at the right time seeing as Tuscarora is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Northern, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against McDonough at 4:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Northern's favor as the squad sits on nine straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while McDonough has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
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