The Hillcrest Patriots will head out on the road to take on the Northside Rams at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Hillcrest made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Prattville, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Patriots put the hurt on the Lions with a sharp 11-1 victory on Thursday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Patriots considering their two-run performance the game before.
Meanwhile, Northside waltzed into their contest on Saturday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They beat the Green Wave by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 5-1.
Northside got a great performance from Avery Patton as she pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Patton has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Brayden Billings was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. That's the most stolen bases she has posted over her last 14 matchups. The team also got some help courtesy of Mattie Case, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Northside hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least five batters in 16 consecutive games.
Hillcrest's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-14-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Northside, their record now sits at 21-11-1.
Hillcrest came up short against Northside when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 5-1. Can the Patriots avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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