After five games on the road, Northtown is heading back home. They will take on the Von Steuben Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Northtown is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 17 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Holy Trinity on Tuesday. They lost 24-1 to the Tigers.
Meanwhile, Von Steuben was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They lost 17-2 to ITW David Speer Academy.
Von Steuben saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Claire Hull, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Northtown has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-7 record this season. As for Von Steuben, their loss dropped their record down to 4-15.
Northtown might still be hurting after the 17-1 defeat they got from Von Steuben in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Northtown, Jackie Castillo (who struck out 12 batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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