The Northwood Chargers will head out on the road to face off against the Chatham Central Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Northwood will head into Thursday's match ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played on Wednesday but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on Thursday was a bit more commanding. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 11-4 walloping at the hands of Cedar Ridge. Northwood has not had much luck with Cedar Ridge recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Northwood saw nine different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jasmine Wichowski, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI. Wichowski has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Giselle Fallas was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Chatham Central fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against North Moore on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. Their tough 14-8 loss to the Mustangs might stick with them for a while. It was the first time this season that Chatham Central let down their fans at home.
Northwood's defeat dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Chatham Central, their loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 13-3.
Northwood might still be hurting after the 12-1 defeat they got from Chatham Central in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Chatham Central's Maddie Kaczmarczyk, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Now that Northwood knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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