For the second straight game, Houston County will face off against Northside. The Bears will be playing at home against the Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Houston County 2.8, Northside 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Houston County's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Northside 9-0. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by six runs or more this season.
For Northside's part, they got a good showing from Tucker Stillwell, who tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Stillwell has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Northside saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caden Nelson, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base. Nelson has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last eight times he's played.
The defeat snapped Northside's winning streak at eight games and leaves them with a 9-3 record. As for Houston County, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
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