Needles is 10-0 against White Pine since May of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Needles Mustangs will challenge the White Pine Bobcats at 1:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Needles comes in on 18 and White Pine on five.
Needles is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Awaken Christian a 15-0 shutout. Considering Needles has won 19 games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Audrina Bullchild was a major factor no matter where she played. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Bullchild has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Bullchild was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Katie Smith and Emmerson Powell did most of the damage at the plate: Smith scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2, while Powell scored a run while going 2-for-2. Jaelyn Garcia was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, White Pine was able to grind out a solid victory over Lincoln County on Thursday, taking the game 4-0.
Like Needles, White Pine also got a great game from a two-way player: Gianna Sedlacek. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Sedlacek was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Sedlacek wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kenna Brunson, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base.
Needles' win bumped their record up to 23-4. As for White Pine, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9-1 record this season.
Needles took their victory against White Pine when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 11-0. Does Needles have another victory up their sleeve, or will White Pine turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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