The Northside Christian Mustangs will face off against the Largo Packers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Northside Christian has given up an average of 9.5 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Northside Christian is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 14 runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Shorecrest Prep on Monday. They came up short against the Chargers, falling 12-1. The Mustangs haven't had much luck with the Chargers recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Meanwhile, Largo had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by an 18-3 margin over the Spongers. Considering the Packers have won ten contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Paige Sofge and Laila Weber were major factors no matter where they played. Throwing, Sofge pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Weber pitched two innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits. She has been consistent: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances. At bat, Sofge went 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI, while Weber got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs, two RBI, and one double. That's the most runs Weber has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Claire Meloy, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. Mia Kabakov was another key player, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Largo always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .735. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Largo pushed their record up to 16-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Northside Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-6.
