For the second straight game, Slidell will face off against Northshore. The Tigers will challenge the Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Slidell 2.7, Northshore 1.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Slidell is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Northshore just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (1-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. While getting shut out isn't ideal, they haven't been shut out since back in February.
Brayden Calamari spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up six Ks. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Slidell saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Troy Green, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
The victory (which was Northshore's 13th in a row) raised their record to 30-4-1. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.6 runs over those games. As for Slidell, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 7-1 and their overall record down to 22-10.
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