Softball Preview: Jonesboro Cardinals vs. Northside Patriots
The Jonesboro Cardinals will play host again on Thursday to welcome the Northside Patriots, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:30 p.m.
Jonesboro's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Griffin on Tuesday. They lost 18-0 to the Bears. The Cardinals haven't had much luck with the Bears recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Meanwhile, Northside waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with 19 straight wins... but they left with 20. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Bears a 10-0 shutout. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 17 matches by eight runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Loreal Byrd, who fired off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-3. That's the most home runs she has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Gracie Conkle, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Northside always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .517. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Griffin only posted an OBP of .286.
Jonesboro's defeat dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Northside, they pushed their record up to 23-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Jonesboro might still be hurting after the 15-0 loss they got from Northside in their previous meeting back in September. Will Jonesboro have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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