Northside Christian fell victim to Jesuit and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They fell just short of the Jesuit Tigers by a score of 2-0. Northside Christian has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Nick Bertrand was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits.
On the hitting side, Northside Christian saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dominic Fernandez, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base.
On Jesuit's side, they got a great performance from McCall Biemiller as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Biemiller has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on DJ Pirela, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Thomas, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Northside Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 16-7. As for Jesuit, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-6.
Northside Christian will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Calvary Christian at 7:00 p.m. As for Jesuit, they will head out on the road to square off against George Jenkins at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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