Jimtown and NorthWood are an even 4-4 against one another since May of 2015, but likely not for long. The Jimtown Jimmies will be playing in front of their home fans against the NorthWood Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Jimtown will head into Friday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a 13-run defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against La Porte on Friday. Jimtown sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 win over La Porte.
Abbey Brown was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and a stolen base. Kendal McPhee was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for NorthWood, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Goshen with a sharp 17-6 victory on Wednesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for NorthWood considering their two-run performance the game before.
The team relied heavily on Victoria Vega, who went 2-for-4 with five RBI, three runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Megan Yoder, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Jimtown has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for NorthWood, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-10.
Jimtown took their victory against NorthWood in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 6-0. Does Jimtown have another victory up their sleeve, or will NorthWood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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