Northside is 10-0 against Columbus since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Northside Patriots are on the road again to play the Columbus Blue Devils at 5:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Thursday, everything went Northside's way against Jonesboro as Northside made off with an 18-2 win.
Lily Bravo made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, Northside got a massive performance out of Addie Renner, who scored three runs while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Laci Martinez, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Northside was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .474. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .308 or higher in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Columbus waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victor by a 13-1 margin over the Hawks.
Columbus got a massive performance out of Bethany Smith, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Maya Bagsby, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Northside pushed their record up to 24-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Columbus, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Northside hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.9 home runs per game. However, it's not like Columbus struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Northside's way against Columbus in their previous matchup on Saturday, as Northside made off with a 15-2 win. Does Northside have another victory up their sleeve, or will Columbus turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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