Northside managed to slip by Central the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Patriots came up short against the Lions on Wednesday, falling 11-5. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Patriots, who until this matchup were averaging 3.52 runs allowed.
Northside saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Max Thrash, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Northside's loss dropped their record down to 19-8. As for Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season.
While Northside had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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