With a playoff game on the line, Southside rose to the challenge on Friday. They never let the Chatham Charter Knights onto the board and left with a 1-0 win. The victory was familiar territory for Southside who now have five in a row.
The result came thanks to Luke Bullock's shutout, as he gave up just three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Southside's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Taylor Ashley, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
On Chatham Charter's side, Luke Johnson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up seven Ks.
Southside pushed their record up to 11-9 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Chatham Charter, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-7.
Southside is on the road again on Tuesday to play Northside - Pinetown. Northside - Pinetown's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Southside's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Chatham Charter does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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