The Payton College Prep Grizzlies will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Northside Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. Northside took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Payton College Prep, who comes in off a win.
Last Wednesday, Payton College Prep beat Whitney Young 9-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for Payton College Prep.
Derek Patton was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Patton has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Patton was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
In other pitching news, Damon Rosania looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Freddie Matvias was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Dorn, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Northside was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 12-1 to Von Steuben.
Northside saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rowan Yen, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Payton College Prep has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-11-1 record this season. As for Northside, their loss dropped their record down to 3-12.
Everything went Payton College Prep's way against Northside in their previous matchup back in May of 2022 as Payton College Prep made off with a 20-0 win. Will Payton College Prep repeat their success, or does Northside have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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