The Northwestern Tigers will head out to square off against the Superior Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Superior will be up against a hot Northwestern team: the squad just extended their winning streak to ten. The Tigers never let Chetek-Weyerhaeuser get on the board and left with a 10-0 win on Saturday.
The team relied heavily on Ashlyn Sutherland, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Northwestern hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Chetek-Weyerhaeuser struck out nine times.
Meanwhile, Superior got the win against Proctor on Thursday by a conclusive 19-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Spartans.
Northwestern pushed their record up to 14-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs over those games. As for Superior, their record now sits at 13-5.
Northwestern might still be hurting after the 14-3 defeat they got from Superior in their previous matchup back in April of 2018. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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