Northwest is 3-0 against Brighton since April of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Northwest Mounties will head out on the road to face off against the Brighton Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Northwest is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.8 runs per game this season.
Northwest gave up the first runs on Thursday, but they didn't let that get them down. They won by a run and slipped past Springport 12-11. The win made it back-to-back victories for Northwest.
Northwest let Campbell Kloack and Hayley Gardner loose on the outfield. Kloack scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Gardner scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Mollie Robinson was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Brighton might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 14-12 to Howell, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Brighton has struggled against Howell recently, as their matchup on Wednesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Northwest's victory bumped their record up to 17-5. As for Brighton, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-12.
Northwest came out on top in a nail-biter against Brighton in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northwest since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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