North White is 0-6 against Northfield since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The North White Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the Northfield Norsemen at 10:00 a.m. North White will be strutting in after a victory while Northfield will be coming in after a defeat.
North White will bounce into Saturday's matchup after beating North Newton, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. North White sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 win over North Newton on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Northfield came up short against Southwood on Wednesday and fell 7-4.
Maddux Daniels was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Daniels was also big at the plate, going 1-for-6 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Caleb Dubois made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-6. Brandon Mckillip was another key contributor, getting on base in four of his six plate appearances with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Northfield didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 17 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
North White's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-7. As for Northfield, their loss dropped their record down to 10-8.
North White suffered a grim 13-1 defeat to Northfield in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can North White avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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