Baseball Game Preview: Northside Panthers vs. Mickey Leland College Preparatory Academy for Young Men Knights

For the second straight game, Northside will face off against Mickey Leland College Preparatory Academy for Young Men. The Panthers will challenge the Knights at 10:00 p.m. on Saturday. Northside is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.

Northside's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Monday, when they got past Mickey Leland College Preparatory Academy for Young Men's usually-dominant pitching crew. The Panthers put the hurt on the Knights with a sharp 11-2 win. Fans of the Panthers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.

Tristen Garcia

Runs (Career)

04/07/25 vs Mickey Leland College Preparatory Academy for Young Men	3
04/04/25 vs Yates	2
04/02/25 @ Yates	2
03/26/25 @ North Forest	2
03/22/25 @ Furr	2

Tristen Garcia was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Northside got a massive performance out of Conner Amos, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Amos is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last nine games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jermy Castillo, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-2.

Northside kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in nine consecutive games.

Northside's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-0. The team's perfect season has a lot to do with their hitting performance: the team's won by an average of 13.2 runs thus far. As for Mickey Leland College Preparatory Academy for Young Men, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-2.