Northgate has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the McIntosh Chiefs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Northgate's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Dutchtown as Northgate made off with a 15-0 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Vikings considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Meanwhile, McIntosh waltzed into their contest on Thursday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They were the clear victor by an 18-2 margin over the Panthers.
McIntosh got a massive performance out of Camryn Smith, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Amelia Angier, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, McIntosh always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .680. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Langston Hughes only posted an OBP of .357.
Northgate is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. As for McIntosh, they pushed their record up to 16-6 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Northgate skirted past McIntosh 7-6 when the teams last played back in August. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northgate since the team 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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