The North White Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the North Newton Spartans at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. North White is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
North White is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They lost 18-7 to Attica on Monday.
Destiny Spear was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases. Bella Gebhart was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with a double.
Meanwhile, North Newton can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent match on Wednesday. They never let North Judson-San Pierre onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for North Newton.
Sydney Rainford made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. Rainford was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, June Busboom was a standout: she went 1-for-2 with three runs and a triple. Another player making a difference was Riley Higgins, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
North White's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for North Newton, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
North White might still be hurting after the 13-0 loss they got from North Newton in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can North White avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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