Huntington North is on an eight-game streak of home losses, and New Haven a seven-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Monday. The Huntington North Vikings will welcome the New Haven Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Huntington North blew Fort Wayne Snider out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Thursday Fort Wayne Snider got their revenge. The Vikings fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 6-4.
Addi Richardson was cooking despite her team's loss, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and one RBI. Aubrie Linker was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
New Haven couldn't beat Bluffton on Saturday even though they stacked four runs on them in the fourth inning. The Bulldogs fell 9-6 to the Tigers.
Sophia Smith and Rakiya Jackson-Totton stepped up to the plate in a big way. Smith went a perfect 1-for-1 with one triple and two RBI, while Jackson-Totton went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. That home run marked the first that Jackson-Totton has launched this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaedyn Hoover, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
New Haven's defeat dropped their record down to 2-21. As for Huntington North, their loss dropped their record down to 1-16.
Everything went Huntington North's way against New Haven in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, as Huntington North made off with a 21-1 win. Do the Vikings have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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