It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Northlake Christian ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They walked away with a 6-3 win over the Pearl River Rebels. While the Wolverines didn't have the best season last year (they finished 12-19), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Colton West made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in March of 2024. He was even better at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5. Those two runs gave him a new career-high.
Johnathon Lee
| 02/28/25 @ Pearl River | 3 |
| 02/17/25 vs Pine | 1 |
| 02/15/25 vs Hammond | 1 |
| 02/11/25 vs New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Johnathon Lee, who got on base in four of his six plate appearances with three RBI and one double. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Krone, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Northlake Christian kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
The victory made it two in a row for Northlake Christian and bumps their season record up to 8-4-1. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 9.5 hits in those games compared to only 4.91 in the others. As for Pearl River, they now have a losing record of 4-5-1.
Looking ahead, Northlake Christian will head out to face off against Loranger at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Pearl River, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Northshore at 11:00 a.m. Northshore will roll in looking for their 12th straight win, something Pearl River surely won't give up without a fight.
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