Baseball Game Preview: Northside Panthers vs. Mickey Leland College Preparatory Academy for Young Men Knights

The Northside Panthers will take on the Mickey Leland College Preparatory Academy for Young Men Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Northside is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.

It was a proper cat-fight when Northside took on Yates on Friday. The Panthers blew past the Lions 17-5. Fans of the Panthers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.

Conner Amos

Stolen Base

04/04/25 vs Yates	1
04/02/25 @ Yates	2
03/26/25 @ North Forest	2
03/22/25 @ Furr	2
03/22/25 vs Kashmere	4
+ 3 more games

The team relied heavily on Conner Amos, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. He has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last eight times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Adan Gallegos, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.

Northside always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .875. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .553 or higher in eight consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, Mickey Leland College Preparatory Academy for Young Men beat North Forest 6-2 back in March. The victory continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won eight in a row.

Northside's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-0. The team's perfect season has a lot to do with their hitting performance: the team's won by an average of 14 runs thus far. As for Mickey Leland College Preparatory Academy for Young Men, they now have a winning record of 2-1.

Northside took their victory against Mickey Leland College Preparatory Academy for Young Men when the teams last played back in March of 2020 by a conclusive 10-2 score. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.