Northside Falcons HomeSchool's hitters rose to the challenge against a Mustangs pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.63 points allowed on Friday. The Northside Falcons HomeSchool Falcons came out on top against the Houston Christian Mustangs by a score of 12-7. The victory was just what Northside Falcons HomeSchool needed coming off of a 7-0 defeat in their prior game.
Grady Williams looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Josh Hokenson, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Ray Rose Jr was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
On Houston Christian's side, Kirby Orth made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Orth has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.
Northside Falcons HomeSchool is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5-1 record this season. As for Houston Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 10-8-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Northside Falcons HomeSchool will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on West Houston HomeSchool at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. Houston Christian will take on HCYA at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Houston Christian's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so HCYA's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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