Northwest is preparing for their first league matchup of the season on Thursday. They will host the Western Panthers at 4:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Northwest is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Friday. They never let Hanover-Horton get on the board and left with a 1-0 victory. The Mounties haven't had any issues with the Comets recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Not much got past Lucy Bivens (2025), who gave up just five hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Hanover-Horton off the board.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ava Golightly (2025), who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Western made easy work of Charlotte on Friday and carried off a 16-0 victory.
Everything went Northwest's way against Western when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Northwest made off with a 17-5 win. Will the Mounties repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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