The Northwest Vikings will take on the West Creek Coyote at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Northwest not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since March 19, 2024. Everything went their way against Kenwood as Northwest made off with a 16-0 victory. The Vikings' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Tavasia Buckley was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Jocelyn Reyes also deserves some recognition as she scored her first run of the season.
Northwest always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .567. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March of 2024.
Meanwhile, West Creek was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They lost 20-14 to Fort Campbell. Even if the Coyote couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Aubrey Coleman and Ariyana Lewis did some serious damage despite the final result: Coleman scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Lewis scored four runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Coleman a new career-high in RBI (three). MacKenzie Simons was another key player, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of her five plate appearances.
Northwest's victory bumped their record up to 2-5. As for West Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 0-10.
Everything went Northwest's way against West Creek in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Northwest made off with a 21-7 win. Will Northwest repeat their success, or does West Creek has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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