Baseball Preview: Old Mill Patriots vs. North County Knights
The Old Mill Patriots will head out on the road to challenge the North County Knights at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Old Mill has three straight wins, North County has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Wednesday, Old Mill got the win against Meade by a conclusive 12-6.
Meanwhile, North County fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Northeast on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 4-3.
Colin Voss spent all 7.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up six Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, North County saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cash Stephenson, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
The victory got Old Mill back to even at 9-9. As for North County, their loss dropped their record down to 5-13.
Old Mill beat North County 7-2 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Does Old Mill have another victory up their sleeve, or will North County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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