The Northwest Mohawks will head out to take on the Fairland Dragons at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Northwest's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Fairland's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Northwest blew Waverly out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Wednesday Waverly got their revenge. The Mohawks fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 4-2. The Mohawks' defeat signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
Mollyann Runyon was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. That stolen base marked the first that she has snagged this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendra Bostwick, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Fairland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 19th straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 13-3 to South Point.
Fairland saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nevaeh Clark, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double.
Fairland's defeat dropped their record down to 0-18. As for Northwest, their loss dropped their record down to 18-4.
Fairland's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Northwest hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .396. It's a different story for Fairland, though, as they've only averaged .240. Will they be able to contain Northwest's hitters?
Everything went Northwest's way against Fairland in their previous meeting back in March of 2017, as Northwest made off with a 12-4 victory. Do the Mohawks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Dragons turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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