Niles North fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Niles West on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Wolves by a score of 5-4. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last six times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Niles North saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lucy Hibicke, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base. That stolen base was Hibicke's first of the season. Another was Analina Tumang, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Niles North's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 7-5. As for Niles West, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-8 record this season.
Niles North will challenge Whitney Young at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. As for Niles West, they will head out on the road to face off against Maine West at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. The Wolves' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Warriors have averaged an impressive 8.8 runs per game this season.
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