Severance and Northridge are an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2020, but likely not for long. The Severance Silver Knights will play host again on Monday to welcome the Northridge Grizzlies, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Severance's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Berthoud on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 2-0. The Silver Knights haven't had much luck with the Spartans recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Aubrey Dare spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on four hits and racked up nine Ks. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.1 strikeouts per game.
Even though they lost, Severance didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Berthoud only tossed six.
Meanwhile, Northridge fell victim to Berthoud and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They came up short against the Spartans, falling 12-0. The Grizzlies have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Severance's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-3-1. As for Northridge, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5.
Northridge's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Monday. Severance has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.6 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Northridge, though, as they've been averaging only 3. Will Severance keep running through batters, or will Northridge buck the trend?
Severance came out on top in a nail-biter against Northridge in their previous matchup back in August, sneaking past 5-4. Does Severance have another victory up their sleeve, or will Northridge turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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