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ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – After Henderson State's mid-week hiatus from conference play, HSU returns to Dee White Field for a Great American Conference weekend series against the Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers. Play kicks off with a Friday doubleheader starting at 4 p.m. with game two to follow.
 
REDDIES REPORT
With a season-opening victory over Delta St. back on Jan. 29, the Reddies took to Cleveland, Mississippi to battle DSU in a rematch at its place. HSU dropped both games as the second contest went into extra innings with the Lady Statesmen claiming the nine-inning win, 4-3.
 
Kaitlyn O'Quinn kept up her team-leading batting average with four hits in the Tuesday night doubleheader, bringing her season-total to 26 while hitting .433. The freshman from Coppell, Texas, is top-12 among GAC batting average leaders.
 
Abbie Moore tallied her team-high third home run against the Lady Statesmen as she leads Henderson with 10 RBIs, followed by Kailey Reese with nine. The North Richland Hills, Texas, native is tied for fifth in the GAC with home runs as Moore sits one off the leader.
 
Henderson State, despite being in the midst of a six-game losing streak on the season, is currently sporting a three-game winning streak against Northwestern with HSU shutting out the Rangers in the last meeting, 8-0, back in 2019. Since 2014, the Reddies lead the series against NWOSU 17-7, including a 6-2 record at Dee White Field.
 
SCOUTING NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA ST.
Both teams come into this matchup on losing streaks as Northwestern has dropped eight straight ballgames, bringing its record to 7-10 overall and 2-9 in conference play. Within that losing streak, NWOSU went 0-3 in weekend series' to East Central and Southeastern Oklahoma St.
 
Northwestern's ace in the circle all year has been Hannah Howell, who is carrying a 2.55 ERA in her nine games she has made an appearance in. Through 55 innings pitched, Howell has registered 39 strikeouts to only 14 walks. Outside of NWOSU's ace, Hannah Scoggins is next up in the Ranger bullpen with a 3.42 ERA.
 
Three girls have accumulated at least 18 hits this season for Northwestern, with leading-pitcher Hannah Howell also leading her squad at the plate, hitting .457 with 21 hits. Three additional Rangers hold down the RBI category as a trio of NWOSU batters are seeing 10 or more, led by Morgan La Neve with 12.