The Northside Patriots will face off against the Central Lions at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Northside will be looking to keep their 13-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Northside's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 15-0 margin over Jonesboro. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 matchups by eight runs or more this season.
Northside got a big performance out of Ella Kate Conkle, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Kassidy Anderson, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Northside always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .714. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Jonesboro only posted an OBP of .182.
Meanwhile, Central's hitters rose to the challenge against a Bears pitching crew that boasted an average of only four runs allowed on Tuesday. Central blew past Griffin 13-5.
Northside's win bumped their record up to 14-2. As for Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season.
Northside beat Central 5-1 in their previous meeting back in August of 2023. Does Northside have another victory up their sleeve, or will Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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