The North County Knights will challenge the Broadneck Bruins at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: North County has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Broadneck will arrive with seven straight wins.
North County managed to slip by Glen Burnie the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Knights lost 11-1 to the Gophers on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Broadneck put their dominant pitcher on display in the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Meade a 20-0 shutout. Considering the Bruins have won eight games by more than nine runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Aliceanna Weibley was a standout: she got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Grace Purdum, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Broadneck pushed their record up to 13-2-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for North County, they now have a losing record of 7-8.
North County skirted past Broadneck 4-2 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Do the Knights have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bruins turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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