Softball Preview: Northside - Pinetown Panthers vs. Bear Grass Charter Bears
Northside - Pinetown has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Bear Grass Charter Bears at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Northside - Pinetown is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.1 runs per game this season.
Northside - Pinetown put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season last Tuesday. They blew past Lejeune 11-0. That's two games straight that Northside - Pinetown has won by exactly 11 runs.
The team relied heavily on Megan Hopkins, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Kenan Woolard was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Bear Grass Charter unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Pamlico County by a score of 7-6.
Northside - Pinetown's victory was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 10.7 runs. As for Bear Grass Charter, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-3.
Northside - Pinetown was able to grind out a solid win over Bear Grass Charter in their previous meeting on March 12th, winning 6-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northside - Pinetown since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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