The Northridge Raiders will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the South Bend Riley Wildcats at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Northridge will be strutting in after a victory while South Bend Riley will be coming in after a defeat.
Northridge proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by eight) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Jimtown. The victory continues a trend for the Raiders in their matchups with the Jimmies: they've now won five in a row.
Addi Knisley spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits.
At the plate, Northridge saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mia Branam, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, South Bend Riley fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Carroll on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Chargers.
South Bend Riley's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Northridge, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Northridge was able to grind out a solid victory over South Bend Riley when the teams last played back in April of 2024, winning 7-2. Does Northridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will South Bend Riley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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