North Springs has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 3.95 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Thursday. They came up short against the St. Pius X Catholic Golden Lions, falling 20-12. The Spartans haven't had much luck with the Golden Lions recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Leila Madesko made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jada May, who scored three runs and stole two bases.
Even though they lost, North Springs didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Pius X Catholic only tossed three.
North Springs' loss dropped their record down to 10-9. As for St. Pius X Catholic, the victory was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-3.
North Springs will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Dunwoody at 5:30 p.m. North Springs' pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Dunwoody's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for St. Pius X Catholic, they will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Lithonia, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:30 p.m.
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