Harris County dropped to 10-3 on Wednesday, ending the team's six-game streak of wins on the road dating back to last season. They fell just short of the Northside Patriots by a score of 1-0. The match marked the first time this year in which the Tigers were not able to get on the board.
As for Northside, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games.
For Northside's part, the result came thanks to Wetherly Ridley's shutout, as she gave up just five hits. Ridley has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in seven consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kassidy Anderson, who went 1-for-2 with one home run.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Harris County will challenge rival Starr's Mill at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Tigers 1.8, the Panthers 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Northside is set to take on their familiar foe Griffin at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps