The Northside Methodist Academy Knights will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Ashford Yellowjackets at 5:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Northside Methodist Academy is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Daleville with a sharp 16-2 win on Tuesday. The high-scoring effort was just what Northside Methodist Academy needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Anna Griggs was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 13 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Griggs was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Northside Methodist Academy got a massive performance out of Avery Griggs, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Marah Stuckey was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Ashford, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Friday. They never let Daleville onto the board and left with a 27-0 victory on Monday. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest win Ashford has managed all season.
Northside Methodist Academy's victory bumped their record up to 4-12. As for Ashford, their win ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-18.
Northside Methodist Academy came up short against Ashford in their previous matchup back in March, falling 9-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ashford's Baylee Brock, who struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off nine hits (and only one walk). Now that Northside Methodist Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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