North Shore Knockout
North Shore races past Ridge Point, 44-0
Joshua Koch
Sep 12, 2018, 5:00 am
Originally Appeared on Vype
GALENA PARK - It was another quick start for North Shore.
The defense was lockdown. Dematrius Davis was perfect. Zach Evans was the force he’s become known as and Shadrach Banks caught everything thrown his way.
Everything worked for North Shore.
Davis passed for 190 yards, Banks reeled in 10 catches for 144 yards and three scores and North Shore defeated Ridge Point 44-0 on Friday at Galena Park ISD Stadium.
"I think our kids understand the urgency that you need to do to start against a great team," North Shore coach Jon Kay said. "We're seeing that right now and hopefully we can continue that."
North Shore (2-0) took its first three drives into the end zone with ease. The Mustangs racked up 20 points in the opening 8:32 of the game.
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Kyle Tucker launched a three-run homer and matched a season high with four hits against the team that traded him in December, and the Chicago Cubs routed Houston 12-3 on Saturday night to stop the Astros' five-game winning streak.
Tucker also scored four times to pace a Cubs lineup that pounded out 15 hits, including three by Dansby Swanson. Seiya Suzuki, Michael Busch and Nico Hoerner also went deep.
Chicago hit three homers in an inning for the second time this season during a seven-run fourth. Busch and Hoerner had back-to-back solo shots to put the Cubs on top 3-2, and Tucker’s drive made it 7-2.
The offensive outburst came in support of Colin Rea (5-3), who allowed two runs and five hits over five innings. The only blemish on his line was rookie Cam Smith’s two-run homer in the third, which briefly gave the Astros a 2-1 lead.
Smith, part of the package Houston received for Tucker, finished with two hits and has homered in consecutive games for the first time in his career.
Lance McCullers Jr. (1-3) came off the injured list and allowed eight runs on seven hits over 3 1/3 innings.
Isaac Paredes, also part of the Astros' trade return for Tucker, hit his 17th home run.
Tucker’s three-run homer in the fourth that put the Cubs ahead 7-2.
McCullers has a 10.89 ERA in five home starts this season, but hasn’t allowed an earned run in three road starts.
Houston LHP Framber Valdez (8-4, 2.88 ERA) opposes RHP Jameson Taillon (7-5, 4.77 ERA) when the series concludes Sunday.