South is 1-9 against North since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The South Titans will be playing in front of their home fans against the North RedHawks at 5:00 p.m. South will be hoping to continue their five-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
South is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Southeast with a sharp 23-5 win last Tuesday.
Meanwhile, North can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand East an 11-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but North sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Jessica Velazquez-Wallace spent all five innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just zero earned runs on zero hits.
At the plate, Beth-Sua Ramos was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Lizbeth Retana, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
South made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-9. As for North, they pushed their record up to 8-8 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
South suffered a grim 16-4 defeat to North when the teams last played last Saturday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of North's Ana Amador, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Now that South knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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