Northside has been away from home for four games now, but on Monday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Veterans Warhawks at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Northside's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Saturday, when they got past Columbus' usually-dominant pitching crew. Everything went Northside's way against Columbus as Northside made off with a 15-2 victory.
Wetherly Ridley made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Loreal Byrd was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Kennedy Williams, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Northside kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. They are a perfect 7-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
Meanwhile, Veterans came tearing into Wednesday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Eagles an 8-0 shutout. The Warhawks' pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three matchups.
Northside's win bumped their record up to 20-2. As for Veterans, their victory bumped their record up to 18-4.
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