North Point had lost three straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped down to 10-12 to make it four. They fell 8-4 to the Patuxent Panthers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Panthers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 7-4 back in March.
Tristan Roy made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI. Austin Harding also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
As for Patuxent, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games.
On Patuxent's side, Logan Powell and Chase Jones did most of the damage at the plate: Powell got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run and two RBI, while Jones got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those four stolen bases gave Jones a new career-high. Riley Whitney was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Coming up, North Point will challenge Calvert on Monday. Patuxent does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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