The North Atlanta baseball team is off to a strong start, winning the first 2 games of the season.

The Warriors came out strong on Tuesday night, defeating the Decatur High Bulldogs in the season opener/home opener. Jalen Logan pitched an outstanding game, giving up only 1 run in a 2-1 win over the Bulldogs.

Wednesday night presented a similar story when the Warriors took on the Chamblee High Bulldogs at home.

Junior Austin Hedrick started the game on the mound and ended up pitching 7 innings, taking the complete game.

Both teams’ offenses were struggling until the 5^th inning, when Chamblee set up a runner in scoring position on second base. The runner scored after a sacrifice pop out and a wild throw in an attempt to get the runner out at third. But that was the only time Chamblee got to score.

During the Warriors’ next at-bat, senior Miles Martin reversed the momentum with a solo home run to left-center, bringing the score of the game to an even 1-1.

Following Martin’s solo shot, junior Wells King and sophomore Will Johnson rallied up consecutive base hits, putting them in scoring position at 2^nd base and 3^rd base.

With King and Johnson ready to score, sophomore Jake Johnston came up to bat and launched a sacrifice fly out to right field, allowing King to score easily from 3^rd. Johnson advanced to third base.

Next up was senior Max McGonigle, who laid down a perfect suicide squeeze bunt, allowing Johnson to score from 3^rd base.

These two sacrifices put the Warriors up 3-1 over Chamblee, and thanks to Hedrick’s stellar pitching performance, the Warriors walked away with their second straight win of the season.

The Warriors next game is Thurday, Febraury the 23^rd at Greater Atlanta Christian (GAC). After that, the Pace Knights will travel to “The Rock” to face off in what has become somewhat of a rivalry. That game will be played on Friday the 24^th.