On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought game, but the Northwood Rangers had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against the Lakota Raiders. Northwood has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Lakota's part, Grace Harmon made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits (and not a single walk). Harmon was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a double.
Harmon wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Emma Jurovcik, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Northwood's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Lakota, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-12-1 record this season.
Northwood will be playing in front of their home fans against McComb at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Lakota, they will head out on the road to take on Hopewell-Loudon at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopewell-Loudon will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
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