North Johnston has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Princeton Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
North Johnston will head into Tuesday's matchup out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Tuesday after soaring to a 12-run game in their last game. They fell just short of Eastern Wayne by a score of 4-2. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, North Johnston couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Princeton scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Beddingfield with a sharp 17-2 win. With that victory, Princeton brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Mary Rachel Uzzell was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Uzzell was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kaydon Roberson, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs, a triple, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Lilly Holmes, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
North Johnston's defeat dropped their record down to 10-6. As for Princeton, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-10 record this season.
Everything went North Johnston's way against Princeton when the teams last played back in April as North Johnston made off with a 10-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Johnston since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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