The Northshore Panthers will face off against the Holden Rockets at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Holden took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Northshore, who comes in off a win.
Northshore gave up the first runs on Thursday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top against Chalmette by a score of 3-2 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Jacob Neely tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
On the hitting side, Northshore saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kirk Johnson, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Another was Gavin Powell, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, Holden didn't have quite enough to beat Franklinton on Friday and fell 9-8. The defeat continues a trend for the Rockets in their meetings with the Demons: they've now lost five in a row.
Northshore's win bumped their record up to 17-10. As for Holden, their loss dropped their record down to 15-8.
Northshore got the 'W' in their previous meeting back in April of 2025 against Holden by a conclusive 11-0 score. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Rockets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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