Northside Christian waltzed into their contest on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders 2-1. That's more bragging rights for Northside Christian, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Northside Christian got a great performance from Andreas Alvarez as he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits.
On the hitting side, Northside Christian's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Luke Anderson, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Clearwater Central Catholic's side, they got a good showing from Emmett Meeks, who struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and not a single walk). Meeks has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Northside Christian is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Clearwater Central Catholic, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-10.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Northside Christian is on the road again on Saturday to play The First Academy at 1:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (The First Academy: 3.1, Northside Christian: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Clearwater Central Catholic, they will head out on the road to square off against Berkeley Prep at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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