The Northfield Norsemen will head out on the road to take on the Manchester Squires at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Northfield is is headed into Wednesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Monday. They lost 27-1 to Maconaquah.
Manchester lost 7-1 to Southwood on Monday. Manchester has not had much luck with Southwood recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Manchester got a good showing from Molly Schannep, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Schannep has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Manchester saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hadley West, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Northfield's defeat dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Manchester, their loss dropped their record down to 11-10.
Northfield couldn't quite finish off Manchester when the teams last played back in April of 2023 and fell 12-10. Can Northfield avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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