The Northside Patriots will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the Troup County Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Northside fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Veterans on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Warhawks by a score of 8-7.
Northside saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kennedy Williams, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and one double. Sidne Malone was another, earning two runs and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Troup County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 6-5 heartbreaker at the hands of Bowdon. On the bright side, the five- run effort marked the Tigers' highest-scoring contest to date.
Hadley Johnston was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with four stolen bases, two runs, and one double. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 1.5 stolen bases per game. Another player making a difference was Cayleigh Godfrey, who went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Troup County's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Northside, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Everything went Northside's way against Troup County when the teams last played back in August of 2015, as Northside made off with a 12-0 win. Will the Patriots repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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