The North Side Steers will square off against the Paschal Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, North Side got the win against Wyatt by a conclusive 19-4. The Steers haven't had any issues with the Chaparrals recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.
Mariana Calamaco made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched four innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off only one hit. Calamaco was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in hits.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mia James, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in RBI (four). Natalia Olvera was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
North Side was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .593. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Paschal waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Chaparrals a 17-0 shutout.
Paschal's win bumped their record up to 7-10. As for North Side, the victory was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 3-5.
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