Baseball Preview: Northside Mustangs vs. Kenwood Broncos
The Northside Mustangs will head out on the road to challenge the Kenwood Broncos at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Northside is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses.
Northside's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They came out on top against Kennedy by a score of 5-0.
Tyler Weigand made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Weigand was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, John Piper was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a double.
Meanwhile, Kenwood stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. Everything went their way against Chicago Washington as Kenwood made off with a 10-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for Kenwood who now have four in a row.
Kenwood let Khamaree Thomas and Destin Edwards loose on the outfield. Thomas scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Edwards scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Thomas has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Savion Flowers, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Northside's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-15. As for Kenwood, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 17-8 record this season.
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