The Northshore Panthers will head out to square off against the John Curtis Christian Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Northshore will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Northshore is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let East Jefferson onto the board and left with a 10-0 win on Friday. Give the Panthers' pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Jacob Neely looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only a hit over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Brody Dukes was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He also brought in an RBI, marking his first of the season. Ethan Freeman was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Northshore was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.
Meanwhile, John Curtis Christian narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Covington 4-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
John Curtis Christian's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jason Curtis, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Northshore's record now sits at 3-1-1. As for John Curtis Christian, their record is now 3-1.
John Curtis Christian's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Saturday. Northshore has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for John Curtis Christian, though, as they've been averaging only 3.2 strikeouts. Will Northshore keep running through batters, or will John Curtis Christian buck the trend?
Northshore might still be hurting after the 9-2 loss they got from John Curtis Christian in their previous meeting back in March of 2016. Can Northshore avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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