The Northside Patriots will be playing at home against the Calvary Christian Knights at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Northside will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
On Thursday, Northside didn't have quite enough to beat Harris County and fell 7-6.
Loreal Byrd made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylie Fridley, who went 2-for-4 with a home run.
Even though they lost, Northside lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Calvary Christian). Everything went their way against Mount de Sales Academy on Thursday as Calvary Christian made off with a 19-2 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Kendall Gumm was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Gumm was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with four RBI, two runs, and a triple.
In other batting news, Madison Davis was a standout: she scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Davis is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's stolen at least one every time she's taken the field this season. Brinley McKelvey was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Northside's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Calvary Christian, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Calvary Christian's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Northside hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of 0. It's a different story for Calvary Christian, though, as they've only averaged 0. Will they be able to contain Northside's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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