The Northside Patriots will head out to take on the Columbus Blue Devils at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Columbus took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Northside, who comes in off a win.
While Patriots fans will have to keep waiting for their squad to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Thursday's season opener. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Smiths Station on Thursday, sneaking past 2-1.
Northside got a great performance from Jacob McClure as he didn't allow a single earned run and only a hit over 4.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Northside's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Javion Windham, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Columbus came up short against Newnan on Tuesday, falling 16-1.
Northside came up short against Columbus in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, falling 8-3. Can Northside avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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