The Lakeside Warriors will venture away from home to square off against the Northwood Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lakeside is coming into the contest hot, having won their last eight games.
Lakeside barely beat Red River the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Warriors blew past the Bulldogs 12-2 on Friday.
Meanwhile, Northwood had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.8 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 12-3 win. The result was nothing new for the Falcons, who have now won 16 matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Lakeside's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-13. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Northwood, their victory bumped their record up to 24-4.
Lakeside couldn't quite finish off Northwood in their previous matchup back in March of 2024 and fell 3-1. Can the Warriors avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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