The Northside Christian Warriors will venture away from home to square off against the Church Point Bears at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Northside Christian has given up an average of 13.3 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Northside Christian is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Oak Hill on Friday. They came up short against the Rams, falling 12-2. The Warriors have struggled against the Rams recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Church Point, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They blew past St. Martinville 15-2 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won nine contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Church Point let Ethan Little and Kohlden Dohmann run wild. Little scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Dohmann scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1. What's more, Dohmann posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Venable, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Church Point has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. Northside Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 2-10.
Northside Christian was able to grind out a solid victory over Church Point when the teams last played back in March of 2019, winning 5-0. Will Northside Christian repeat their success, or does Church Point has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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