Northwood is 2-8 against Beckman since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Northwood Timberwolves will look to defend their home field against the Beckman Patriots at 3:30 p.m.
After soaring to 15 runs the game before, Northwood was a bit more limited in their matchup two weeks ago. They fell 6-1 to Santa Margarita. It was the first time this season that Northwood let down their fans at home.
Riley Bajorek spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and four unearned) runs on seven hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings every time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Northwood saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Natalie Keith, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, everything went Beckman's way against Irvine on Tuesday as Beckman made off with a 7-1 victory. The win was just what Beckman needed coming off of a 10-0 loss in their prior contest.
Kiyomi Okamoto was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Okamoto was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Gracie Barios was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. Madison Heimann was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Northwood's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-2. As for Beckman, their victory bumped their record up to 8-5-3.
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