Northside waltzed into their game on Saturday with 15 straight wins... but they left with 16. They walked away with a 7-3 win over the Houston County Bears. Seven seems to be a good number for the Patriots as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The team relied heavily on Laci Martinez, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Loreal Byrd, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Northside hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in 11 consecutive contests.
Northside's win bumped their record up to 19-2. As for Houston County, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-9 record this season.
Northside will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Columbus at 12:30 p.m. Both have allowed few runs on average, (Columbus: 3.5, Northside: 1.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Houston County, they will head out to challenge Jones County at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Jones County is coming into the matchup with five straight losses at home, meaning Houston County will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
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