Northside waltzed into their game on Tuesday with 18 straight wins... but they left with 19. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Starr's Mill Panthers a 12-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won 16 matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.
Maiya Schmanski was a standout: she scored two runs while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Loreal Byrd, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Northside hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in 14 consecutive contests.
Northside's win was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-2. As for Starr's Mill, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-12.
Northside will challenge Griffin at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Northside is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season. As for Starr's Mill, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers challenges Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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