Baseball Roundup: Houston County, Northside start win streaks, one week to region play

Time files when you’re having fun, and most Houston County schools are about a week away from their first region game.

Here’s a recap of last week’s baseball:

Houston County

Houston County (5-1) is tied with Northside for the longest win streak of the season at four games and three of those victories came last week.

The first two were back-to-back shutouts against Jones County (6-0) and Woodstock (3-0), albeit the offense struggled, striking out 21 times in 55 at-bats.

They looked a bit better in an 8-4 comeback win against Perry, batting 9-of-25 and scoring all eight runs in the fifth for a mercy rule victory.

Northside

Northside (5-2) is already just one game shy of matching last season’s win total (6), and they’re tied with Houston County for the longest win streak in the county at four.

Last week the Eagles took care of Spalding in a doubleheader to prepare for region play, and they added Warner Robins (6-0) and Bradwell Institute (12-1) to the list of victims by the end of the week.

Northside’s seniors showed up in a big way against Bradwell Institute with Emerson Rugama, Caden Nelson and Taylor Hall batting a combined 6-of-10 for six RBI.

Perry

Perry (2-4) gave up a pair of comebacks in their return “home” last week in the middle of their nine-game road trip.

Their first win of the season was at home, but since then the Panthers have been on the road and only returned to the County last week against Veterans (8-7) and Houston County (8-4).

Both games were comeback wins for their respective opponents, with the Warhawks scoring eight runs in the final two innings — two errors aiding the winning runs across the plate.

It was a similar story against the Bears, who scored all eight of their runs in the fifth inning to end the game early.

Veterans

Veterans (3-2) split last week’s games at home to stay above .500.

The first was a 9-7 loss to West Laurens in which the defense’s lack of aggression and shaky pitching cost them. But the Warhawks bounced back with a thrilling comeback against Perry.

Bentley Haines made his way home on a passed ball to score the winning run against the Panthers. Veterans capitalized on multiple Perry errors to claim victory.

Warner Robins

Warner Robins’ (2-3) offense was a rollercoaster last week; suffering a 6-0 shutout defeat against Northside before blowing out Central Fellowship Christian Academy 15-0 to end the week.

The Demons were 7-of-14 through three inning against the Lancers drawing 12 walks and bringing 15 RBI home.

Warner Robins scored 12 of their runs in the third inning.

Westfield

Westfield’s (2-0) season is just getting started, but the Hornets have picked up a pair of wins in the last two weeks to start the 2026 campaign.

Last week’s contest was a 7-2 win against Taylor County. Four runs were nudged in by three consecutive Vikings errors in the opening inning.