The Central Lions will head out to square off against the Northside Patriots at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Central will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Thursday, then bounced right back against Griffin on Tuesday. Central was the clear victor by a 13-5 margin over Griffin.
Meanwhile, Northside had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it 11 on Tuesday. They never let the Cardinals onto the board and left with a 15-0 victory. Considering the Patriots have won 12 games by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Northside got a big performance out of Ella Kate Conkle, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1. The team also got some help courtesy of Kassidy Anderson, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Northside always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .714. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Jonesboro only posted an OBP of .182.
Central is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Northside, their win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-2.
Central came up short against Northside in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, falling 5-1. Can Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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