The Russell County Warriors will venture away from home to face off against the Northside Patriots at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Russell County easily dispatched Eufaula on Thursday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Russell County fell just short of Auburn by a score of 3-1 on Friday. The Warriors haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, Northside had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They walked away with an 8-3 victory over the Bears. That's two games straight that the Patriots have won by exactly five runs.
Noah Thomason looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Jase Shehane was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and two RBI. That triple was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Reese Adams, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Northside was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Griffin only posted a batting average of .200.
Northside's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-4. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.7 runs over those games. As for Russell County, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.
Russell County might still be hurting after the 14-8 defeat they got from Northside in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can Russell County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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