It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Northside - Pinetown had no problem doing just that on Friday. They came out on top against the East Wake Academy Eagles by a score of 4-1. That's two games straight that Northside - Pinetown has won by exactly three runs.
Hunter Chrismon was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Holden Boykin, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On East Wake Academy's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Palmer, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Northside - Pinetown is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season. As for East Wake Academy, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-6.
Northside - Pinetown will be playing in front of their home fans against Uwharrie Charter at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Northside - Pinetown: 2.9, Uwharrie Charter: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. East Wake Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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