The Kashmere Fighting Rams will head out on the road to face off against the Northside Panthers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Kashmere, yet to win a game, are hoping to taste some of the success that has characterized Northside's (thus far) undefeated season.
Kashmere is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 13 runs last Tuesday, they were much more limited against Northside on Wednesday. They lost 18-2 to the Panthers.
For Northside's part, Tristen Garcia made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit (and only one walk). Garcia has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Conner Amos, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Adan Gallegos was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Northside pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.8 runs over those games. As for Kashmere, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
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