The Clemente Wildcats will head out to challenge the Northside Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Clemente is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
On Wednesday, Clemente made easy work of Westinghouse and carried off a 13-4 victory. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won six games by nine runs or more so far this season.
Northside couldn't beat DePaul College Prep on Thursday even though they stacked four runs on them in the first inning. The Mustangs fell just short of the Rams by a score of 5-4.
Northside saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jesse Nick, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
Clemente's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-7. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.4 runs over those games. As for Northside, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.
Clemente might still be hurting after the 6-0 defeat they got from Northside when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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