The Northwestern Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the A.C. Flora Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Northwestern is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against South Pointe on Thursday as Northwestern made off with an 18-4 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Abby Williams made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). Williams has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Williams was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Carmen Kelly, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Mackenzie Campbell, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, A.C. Flora put their dominant pitchers on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Thursday. They never let Ridge View onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory.
The win was the third in a row for Northwestern, bringing their record for this year to 6-10. As for A.C. Flora, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Northwestern came up short against A.C. Flora in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 6-3. Can Northwestern avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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