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| 05/13/23 - Away | 13-1 W |
| 05/13/23 - Away | 9-6 W |
| 05/14/22 - Home | 4-3 W |
| 05/14/22 - Home | 11-7 W |
| 05/22/19 - Neutral | 9-3 W |
| 05/29/17 - Neutral | 9-7 W |
Northfield is a perfect 6-0 against North White since May of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. The Norsemen will square off against the Vikings at 10:00 a.m. Northfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
Northfield will bounce into Saturday's contest after beating Southwood, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Norsemen came out on top against the Knights by a score of 8-4 on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Norsemen.
Maddux Daniels spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on three hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ty Leming, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one stolen base. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Kam Pratt, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.
Northfield hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Southwood struck out eight times.
Meanwhile, North White was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They came up short against North Newton, falling 18-4.
Northfield's win bumped their record up to 8-13. As for North White, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10.
Northfield took their victory against North White in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 13-1 score. Will the Norsemen repeat their success, or do the Vikings have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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