Colorado High School Baseball - Skyline loses to Northridge
April 19, 2012: Greeley, CO 80634 The Northridge Grizzlies crushed the visiting Skyline Falcons baseball team by a count of 11-1 in Thursday's league bout.
The Grizzlies now possess a 8-4 record. They take the field next when they travel to Sterling for a 4A Tri-Valley bout on Saturday, April 21. Northridge will face a Tigers team coming off a 7-5 league loss to Fort Morgan (Fort Morgan, CO). The Tigers record now stands at 8-5.
Next, the Falcons face the Frederick Warriors (Frederick, CO) in a 4A Tri-Valley bout, on Saturday, April 21. Skyline will attempt to move on its 2-11 season record. The Warriors enter the bout with a 5-8 record after their 10-3 league loss to Windsor (Windsor, CO).
Game Summary
Northridge was able to complete the sweep of Skyline by defeating the Falcons 11 - 1 on Thursday. Northridge improves to 8 - 4 overall and 6 - 1 in league play. Northridge scored in 5 of the 6 innings for the 10 run rule. The Grizzlies had 9 hits with 6 of them for extra bases. Northridge had 5 doubles and 1 triple in the win. Jordan Francies lead the Griz at the plate going 3 for 3 with 2 RBI and a double. Pitcher Garrad Martinez helped himself at the plate going 2 for 3 with 3 RBI and 2 doubles. Brock Best was 1 for 2 with a double, a sac fly and 3 RBI. Garrad Martinez pitched a complete game to earn his 2nd win of the season. Garrad allowed 3 hits in 6 innings and struck out 4. Northridge has won 6 straight league games and travels to Sterling on Saturday for a game at 12:00pm.