The Hardin Northern Polar Bears will face off against the Kalida Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hardin Northern will be strutting in after a victory while Kalida will be coming in after a loss.
Hardin Northern is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Perry 23-4 on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Polar Bears, who have now won four games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Milee Seabrook was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Seabrook was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Those two runs gave her a new career-high.

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In other batting news, Baylie Bacon was a standout: she scored five runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-5. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Addy Bacon was another key player, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Kalida came up short against Antwerp on Monday, falling 15-2. The Wildcats have struggled against the Archers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Kalida saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sophie Vorst, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base.
Hardin Northern's win bumped their record up to 8-3. As for Kalida, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
Everything went Hardin Northern's way against Kalida in their previous matchup back in March of 2015, as Hardin Northern made off with a 10-0 victory. Do the Polar Bears have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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