The Mundy's Mill Tigers will challenge the Northside Patriots at 5:55 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Mundy's Mill has struggled recently with eight losses in a row, while Northside will arrive with seven straight wins.
Mundy's Mill lost 14-1 to Northside on Thursday.
For Northside's part, Sam Laney made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Those 11 strikeouts gave Laney a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting no hits from his an at bat.
In other batting news, Luke Norsworthy was a standout: he went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. That triple marked the first that he hit this season. Javion Windham was another key player, scoring three runs while going 2-for-2.
Northside hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in ten consecutive games.
Northside pushed their record up to 14-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Mundy's Mill, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-13.
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