It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Northside - Pinetown had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Southside Seahawks a 5-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Northside - Pinetown sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Ashton Willard was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Holden Boykin was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Northside - Pinetown is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Southside, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-10.
Northside - Pinetown will have a chance to go back-to-back against Southside: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled on Friday.
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