The Northmont Thunderbolts are taking a road trip to square off against the Tri-Village Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Northmont comes in on seven and Tri-Village on 14.
Northmont can't be too worried about heading out to take on Tri-Village: they just beat Springboro at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. The Thunderbolts blew past the Panthers 14-3 on Wednesday. The matchup marked the Thunderbolts' most dominant victory of the season.
Meanwhile, Tri-Village made easy work of Milton-Union on Wednesday and carried off a 10-1 win. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by nine runs or more this season.
Elizabeth Poling spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Camryn Osborne was a standout: she got on base in four of her five plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Hailey Burk was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one home run and four RBI.
They weren't the only ones working in the home run department: Tri-Village lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now launched at least two home runs in four consecutive contests.
Tri-Village pushed their record up to 14-0 with the victory, which was their 19th straight on the road dating back to last season. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.1 runs over those games. As for Northmont, their record is now 8-5.
Northmont came up short against Tri-Village in their previous matchup on April 1st, falling 6-1. Can the Thunderbolts avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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