The Northside Patriots will square off against the Jonesboro Cardinals at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Northside is coming into the game hot, having won their last 20 games.
Northside's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Griffin 10-0. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won 17 contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Loreal Byrd, who fired off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-3. That's the most home runs she has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Gracie Conkle, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Northside always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .517. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Griffin only posted an OBP of .286.
Meanwhile, Jonesboro fell victim to Griffin and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They came up short against the Bears, falling 18-0. The Cardinals haven't had much luck with the Bears recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Northside's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 23-2. As for Jonesboro, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11.
Northside took their win against Jonesboro when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 15-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northside since the team 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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