Baseball Recap: Northside Picks Up 14th Consecutive Win

Panthers

Previous Games

04/10/25 vs Furr	13-3
04/07/25 vs Mickey Leland College Preparatory Academy for Young Men	11-2
04/04/25 vs Yates	17-5
04/02/25 @ Yates	12-0
03/26/25 @ North Forest	14-1
+ 9 more games

Northside strolled into their game on Thursday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They put the hurt on the Furr Brahmans with a sharp 13-3 victory. Fans of the Panthers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.

Coco Hernandez made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

In other batting news, Conner Amos and Chris Huerta did most of the damage at the plate: Amos scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Huerta scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Amos is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last ten games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jermy Castillo, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.

Northside always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .553 or higher in ten consecutive matches.

Northside's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-0. As for Furr, their defeat ended an 11-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 7-3.

Northside wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 17-1 victory against Mickey Leland College Preparatory Academy for Young Men on the 12th. As for Furr, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 7-7 tie against North Forest on the 11th.