Baseball Recap: Northside Christian Mustangs vs. St. Petersburg Catholic Barons
Northside Christian scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They blew past the St. Petersburg Catholic Barons 12-1. With that victory, Northside Christian brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Nick Bertrand tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Northside Christian got a big performance out of Merric Hunt, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Dominic Fernandez, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On St. Petersburg Catholic's side, Sam Newman was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Northside Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for St. Petersburg Catholic, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Northside Christian will head out on the road to face off against IMG Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes. As for St. Petersburg Catholic, they will be playing at home against Clearwater Central Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Clearwater Central Catholic will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something St. Petersburg Catholic surely won't give up without a fight.
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