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| 04/12/24 - Home | 6-1 W |
| 03/25/24 - Home | 1-0 W |
| 03/27/23 - Away | 0-1 L |
| 03/24/22 - Home | 2-8 L |
| 03/22/22 - Away | 4-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
Mandeville and Northshore are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2019, but likely not for long. The Mandeville Skippers will face off against the Northshore Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Saturday just wasn't the day for Mandeville's offense. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Slidell on Saturday. The Skippers' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Northshore entered their tilt with Jesuit on Saturday with 15 consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with 16. They skirted past the Blue Jays 5-3. While the Panthers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 12-20), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Northshore got a great performance from Carson Malasovich as he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit. Malasovich has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Jayden Hellmers was excellent, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and one double. Kole Brackman also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Northshore pushed their record up to 16-1-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Mandeville, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-9.
Mandeville was able to grind out a solid victory over Northshore when the teams last played back in April of 2024, winning 6-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mandeville since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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