Baseball Recap: Wednesday's Win Is Northern's Seventh in Last Eight Outings

Patriots

Margin (Wins)

04/09/25 @ St. Charles	18
04/02/25 @ Westlake	16
03/31/25 vs St. Mary's Ryken Green	15
04/04/25 vs Lackey	14
03/22/25 @ Arundel	13

Northern's game last Monday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by a 12-2 margin over the Pikesville Panthers. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won nine matchups by ten runs or more so far this season.

Connor Renzi was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three).

In other batting news, Northern let Miles Halbert and Dylan Rice run wild. Halbert scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Rice went 1-for-3 with one home run and two runs. Those three hits gave Halbert a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Tony Holson, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.

Northern was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .345 or higher in seven consecutive contests.

Northern has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.1 runs over those games. As for Pikesville, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-6.

Northern has already played their next match, a 12-5 win against Marriotts Ridge on the 16th. As for Pikesville, they will challenge Hereford at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.