The Northgate Vikings will play host again on Thursday to welcome the Dutchtown Bulldogs, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. Northgate's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Dutchtown's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Northgate is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering East Coweta just ended the team's 11-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Indians. The matchup marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Dutchtown beat Eagle's Landing 20-16 on Wednesday.
Ja'Myiah Walker was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while going 5-for-5. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in hits. The team also got some help courtesy of Myli White, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Dutchtown was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .600. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .368 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Northgate's loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 15-3. As for Dutchtown, their victory bumped their record up to 13-5.
Everything went Northgate's way against Dutchtown in their previous matchup back in August as Northgate made off with a 25-4 win. Will Northgate repeat their success, or does Dutchtown have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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