Northside suffered their closest loss since March 25th on Saturday. They fell just short of the American Christian Academy Patriots by a score of 6-4. The Rams were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Patriots earlier this season, when they won 7-6.
Caroline Jones was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two RBI and one double. Another player making a difference was Mary Piepho, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
This is the second loss in a row for Northside and nudges their season record down to 27-13-1. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only 1.5 runs. As for American Christian Academy, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 15-14.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Northside will challenge Wenonah at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for American Christian Academy, they will square off against Demopolis at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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