For the second straight game, Harris County will face off against Northside. The Tigers are taking a road trip to face off against the Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Harris County is coming into the game hot, having won their last six games.
On Thursday, Harris County narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Northside 6-5.
For Northside's part, Ashton Bailey was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Bailey has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Northside saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chris Biggs, who scored three runs while going 1-for-3.
Harris County pushed their record up to 21-5 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Northside, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-7.
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