Washington is 7-1 against Northside - Pinetown since March of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Washington Pam Pack will head out on the road to square off against the Northside - Pinetown Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Washington comes in on three and Northside - Pinetown on eight.
Last Tuesday, it was close, but Washington sidestepped South Central for a 2-1 win.
Washington saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Peyton Youmans, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Northside - Pinetown put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season last Tuesday. They blew past Lejeune 11-0. That's two games straight that Northside - Pinetown has won by exactly 11 runs.
The team relied heavily on Megan Hopkins, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenan Woolard, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Washington's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Northside - Pinetown, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with that win, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Washington has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 12.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Northside - Pinetown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Washington skirted past Northside - Pinetown 4-2 in their previous matchup back in March of 2022. Does Washington have another victory up their sleeve, or will Northside - Pinetown turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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