The Northwestern Trojans will head out on the road to take on the Indian Land Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Northwestern is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
The matchup between Northwestern and Lancaster on Tuesday hardly resembled the 1-0 effort from their previous meeting. Northwestern fell 18-14 to Lancaster. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Carmen Kelly was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. Karigan Benko was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Indian Land never got on the board in their matchup last Tuesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against York on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 14-5 margin over the Cougars. The result was nothing new for Indian Land, who have now won three matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.
Northwestern's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Indian Land, their victory bumped their record up to 4-5.
Northwestern suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Indian Land in their previous matchup on March 12th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Indian Land's Olivia Miller, who didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Now that Northwestern knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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