It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Northside can now relate to. They lost 10-1 to the Trinity Presbyterian Wildcats on Saturday. Northside has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Northside saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin Kightlinger, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI. Kightlinger has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Bennett Green was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
On Trinity Presbyterian's side, Patton Mitchell made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Mitchell was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI.
In other batting news, Copper Bernier was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Wilson Albrecht, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Northside's defeat dropped their record down to 16-15. As for Trinity Presbyterian, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-8 record this season.
Northside does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Trinity Presbyterian, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Bibb County at 2:00 p.m. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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