Northside is 1-9 against Van Buren since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Northside Grizzlies will head out on the road to face off against the Van Buren Pointers at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Northside took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Springdale a 6-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, Van Buren beat Siloam Springs 4-0 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Van Buren.
Northside's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-14-1. As for Van Buren, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Northside suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Van Buren in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Northside avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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