Softball Preview: Veterans Warhawks vs. Northside Patriots
The Veterans Warhawks's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Northside Patriots at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both have allowed few runs on average, (Veterans: 4, Northside: 1.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Veterans is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Thomas County Central just ended the team's five-game winning streak last Thursday. They came up short against the Yellow Jackets, falling 8-2. The contest marked the Warhawks' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Northside waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Panthers an 11-0 shutout. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matches by eight runs or more this season.
Northside got a big performance out of Bailee Davis, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. That stolen base marked the first that Davis' stolen this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylie Fridley, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Northside kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now hit at least ten hits in three consecutive contests.
Veterans' loss dropped their record down to 11-2. As for Northside, their win bumped their record up to an identical 11-2.
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