For the second straight game, North Forest will face off against Northside. North Forest will square off against Northside at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (North Forest 4, Northside 0.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
North Forest's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Wednesday's struggle, when Northside hitters got past them. North Forest lost 14-1 to Northside on Wednesday. The match marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
For Northside's part, Coco Hernandez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 13 over six innings pitched. Hernandez has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Northside let Conner Amos and Chris Huerta run wild. Amos scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-5, while Huerta scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those three runs gave Huerta a new career-high.
Northside kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in six consecutive games.
Northside pushed their record up to 10-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road.the team's perfect season has a lot to do with their hitting performance: the team won's by an average of 15 runs thus far As for North Forest, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
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