Northside Christian can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent match on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Mars Fightin' Planets with a sharp 8-1 win. Eight seems to be a good number for Northside Christian as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Northside Christian got a great performance from Andreas Alvarez as he struck out 14 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Alvarez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Ashton Cox picked up the save, pitching 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Dominic Fernandez was a standout: he scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Chase Perkey, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
The win made it two in a row for Northside Christian and bumps their season record up to 8-4.
Northside Christian will be playing in front of their home fans against Silo at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Northside Christian's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Silo's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Mars, they will head out on the road to take on St. Mary at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday. Mars will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
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