Baseball Game Preview: Northside Panthers vs. Yates Lions

For the second straight game, Northside will face off against Yates. A feisty cat fight will be fought as Northside Panthers challenge Yates Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Northside has 11 straight wins, Yates has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Northside's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Yates 12-0. Fans of the Panthers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.

Tristen Garcia

Batters Struck Out (Career)

04/02/25 @ Yates	10
03/22/25 @ Furr	8
03/19/25 @ Kashmere	7
03/01/25 vs Scarborough	7
03/10/25 @ Worthing	3

Tristen Garcia made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged three or more in each of the last three games he's played.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Adan Gallegos, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Conner Amos, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.

Northside was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .556. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .433 or higher in seven consecutive games.

Northside's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-0. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.3 runs over those games. As for Yates, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.

The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Northside has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Yates struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.