Plymouth lost against Northridge back in April, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Plymouth Pilgrims/Rockies took a 9-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Northridge Raiders.
Rylee Mann and Haylee Busse stepped up to the plate in a big way. Mann scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Busse scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Northridge's side, Rachel Humbarger made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Humbarger has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Humbarger was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Rielyn Goodwin, who went 3-for-3 with two triples, two stolen bases, and two runs. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Willow Staley was another key contributor, going 3-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Plymouth's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 12-10. As for Northridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-11 record this season.
Plymouth will head out on the road to take on Culver Academies at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. Plymouth is facing Culver Academies at the right time seeing as Culver Academies is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Northridge, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Mishawaka Marian at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Mishawaka Marian has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.25 runs per game on average), something Northridge will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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