Northside entered their tilt with Columbus on Friday with 21 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 22. They never let the Columbus Blue Devils onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory. The Patriots have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Blue Devils, too.
Wetherly Ridley made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-1 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Loreal Byrd, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Maiya Schmanski, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Northside didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Columbus only tossed a.
Northside pushed their record up to 25-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Columbus, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 19-8 record.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Northside will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Central at 5:30 p.m. Northside's pitching crew has only allowed 1.4 runs per game this season, so Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Columbus, they will face off against Shaw at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Shaw knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten runs or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Columbus likes a good challenge.
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