The Northside Christian Mustangs will face off against the Dunedin Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Northside Christian will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Northside Christian's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past Neumann 1-0.
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Not much got past Ronald Causby, who gave up just five hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Neumann off the board. Those nine strikeouts set a new season-high mark for Causby.
At the plate, Northside Christian's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ashton Cox, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI. JD Howard also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Dunedin earned a 5-2 victory over Northeast on Tuesday.
Dunedin also got a great performance from Cian Roche as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out eight over 4.1 innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts Roche has posted since back in February.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Aiden Sherifi, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
Dunedin's win bumped their record up to 9-10. As for Northside Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 13-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Northside Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Dunedin struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 7.9 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Northside Christian came up short against Dunedin in their previous matchup back in February of 2020, falling 9-5. Will the Mustangs have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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