Northeastern has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Hagerstown Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hagerstown took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Northeastern, who comes in off a win.
Northeastern is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Monroe Central (and have done all season long). Northeastern's pitcher stepped up to hand Monroe Central a 10-0 shutout on Monday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Northeastern considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Alexis Russell was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-2. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last five games she's played. Another player making a difference was Lillian Null, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Hagerstown fell victim to Shenandoah and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 10-0 to the Raiders. Hagerstown's defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Northeastern has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Hagerstown, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-3.
Northeastern suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Hagerstown when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hagerstown's Rylan Young, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Now that Northeastern knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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