La Plata is 0-6 against Northern since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The La Plata Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Northern Patriots at 4:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (La Plata: 3.9, Northern: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
La Plata can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent game on Friday. They never let Thomas Stone onto the board and left with a 17-0 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for La Plata considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Leah Buck made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Buck has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Buck was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-1 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, La Plata let Annabelle Hall and Sophie Payne loose on the outfield. Hall scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3, while Payne scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Hutchins, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Northern faced St. Mary's Ryken in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Northern fell just short of St. Mary's Ryken by a score of 6-4. It was the first time this season that Northern let down their fans at home.
Northern saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Reagan Powell, who went 1-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
La Plata is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Northern, their loss ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 14-4.
Both the pair just can't seem to miss. La Plata has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.9 hits per game. However, it's not like Northern struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 4.7. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
La Plata came up short against Northern when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 3-0. Can La Plata avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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